Which county has the lowest afford score?

Loving County, Texas ranks #1 with 0.8 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by afford score?

Loving County, Texas, Upton County, Texas, Burke County, North Dakota, Winkler County, Texas, Campbell County, South Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,130 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is afford score measured?

CensusEasy Afford Score: median home value divided by median household income, the number of years of a typical local income it takes to buy a typical local home. Lower is more affordable. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 130 SHOWN OF 3,130

Most affordable housing, US counties · 2010

US counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2010 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

3001Gallatin County, MTMT128,7405.5–

3002Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.5–

3003Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9075.5–

3004Franklin, VAVA8,4785.6–

3005Bristol County, MAMA593,6405.6–

3006Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.6–

3007Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.6–

3008Madison County, MTMT10,0265.6–

3009Talbot County, MDMD38,2385.6–

3010Kent County, MDMD19,5655.6–

3011Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.6–

3012Lancaster County, VAVA10,9955.6–

3013Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.6–

3014Sanders County, MTMT14,0625.6–

3015Bonner County, IDID54,4205.6–

3016Valley County, IDID12,8315.6–

3017Glenn County, CACA28,1415.7–

3018Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7–

3019Multnomah County, OROR795,3915.7–

3020Adams County, IDID5,0135.7–

3021Solano County, CACA455,3765.7–

3022San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.7–

3023Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8395.7–

3024Colusa County, CACA21,8365.7–

3025Placer County, CACA442,0815.7–

3026Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.7–

3027San Juan County, COCO8135.8–

3028Chaffee County, COCO20,8315.8–

3029Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.8–

3030Newport County, RIRI83,0515.8–

3031Essex County, MAMA826,6535.8–

3032Tehama County, CACA64,6655.8–

3033San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.9–

3034Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265.9–

3035Deschutes County, OROR213,0725.9–

3036Union County, NJNJ601,8635.9–

3037Winchester, VAVA28,2726.0–

3038Whatcom County, WAWA236,3926.0–

3039King County, WAWA2,344,9396.0–

3040Taos County, NMNM34,5646.0–

3041Clatsop County, OROR40,9266.0–

3042Madera County, CACA167,9276.0–

3043Hood River County, OROR23,7206.0–

3044Alexandria, VAVA160,6626.0–

3045Arlington County, VAVA243,9316.0–

3046Tillamook County, OROR27,3846.0–

3047La Plata County, COCO56,8986.1–

3048Shasta County, CACA181,6486.1–

3049Sierra County, CACA3,0986.1–

3050Butte County, CACA209,2116.1–

3051Collier County, FLFL417,1316.2–

3052Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0296.2–

3053Douglas County, NVNV50,1116.2–

3054Summit County, UTUT43,1416.2–

3055Lincoln County, OROR50,6366.2–

3056Cape May County, NJNJ93,3906.2–

3057Jackson County, OROR221,7956.2–

3058Amador County, CACA41,8766.2–

3059Dare County, NCNC38,2456.3–

3060El Dorado County, CACA192,3236.4–

3061Calaveras County, CACA46,6056.4–

3062Siskiyou County, CACA42,0136.4–

3063Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.4–

3064Inyo County, CACA18,1586.5–

3065Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.5–

3066Barnstable County, MAMA233,5396.5–

3067Plumas County, CACA18,5836.6–

3068Hawaii County, HIHI210,0436.6–

3069Charlottesville, VAVA44,3886.6–

3070Josephine County, OROR87,8676.7–

3071Del Norte County, CACA26,4106.7–

3072Jefferson County, WAWA33,9706.7–

3073Lake County, CACA67,7726.7–

3074Watauga County, NCNC54,7866.8–

3075Summit County, COCO31,5176.8–

3076Williamsburg, VAVA15,8616.8–

3077Gunnison County, COCO17,4396.8–

3078Yolo County, CACA224,4106.9–

3079Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4396.9–

3080Trinity County, CACA15,7206.9–

3081Routt County, COCO25,3296.9–

3082Hudson County, NJNJ735,0336.9–

3083Ouray County, COCO5,2656.9–

3084Passaic County, NJNJ531,6247.0–

3085Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.0–

3086Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7437.0–

3087Tuolumne County, CACA53,1607.0–

3088Curry County, OROR22,6217.1–

3089Alpine County, CACA1,0437.1–

3090Essex County, NJNJ896,3797.2–

3091San Miguel County, COCO7,7537.4–

3092Eagle County, COCO54,2917.4–

3093Ventura County, CACA830,8517.5–

3094District of Columbia, DCDC693,6457.6–

3095Suffolk County, MAMA791,8917.6–

3096Blaine County, IDID25,5177.7–

3097San Diego County, CACA3,282,2487.7–

3098Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3937.7–

3099Lexington, VAVA7,7697.7–

3100Nevada County, CACA101,9117.8–

3101Honolulu County, HIHI988,7038.0–

3102Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.1–

3103Humboldt County, CACA131,6478.1–

3104Orange County, CACA3,149,5078.2–

3105San Benito County, CACA70,0828.2–

3106Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.3–

3107Napa County, CACA132,9498.5–

3108Alameda County, CACA1,636,6308.5–

3109Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.7–

3110Mono County, CACA12,5058.7–

3111San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3679.0–

3112San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.2–

3113Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.2–

3114Kauai County, HIHI73,4009.3–

3115Monroe County, FLFL80,4069.4–

3116Mendocino County, CACA88,1229.4–

3117Monterey County, CACA433,7299.6–

3118Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0659.6–

3119Maui County, HIHI160,5929.6–

3120Marin County, CACA253,6949.7–

3121San Juan County, WAWA18,5779.8–

3122Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.9–

3123Teton County, WYWY23,33310.3–

3124Pitkin County, COCO16,62510.4–

3125Dukes County, MAMA21,21910.9–

3126San Francisco County, CACA826,07911.0–

3127Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.3–

3128Nantucket County, MAMA14,75812.0–

3129New York County, NYNY1,664,86212.7–

3130Kings County, NYNY2,653,96312.9–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS