RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Most affordable housing, US metro areas

US metro areas with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). Raymondville, TX leads at 1.4. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 9 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 3.2. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bluefield, WV, up 173 places to #87.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

USUnited States334,922,4994.4–

01▲5Raymondville, TXTX19,9711.4−21%

02▲20Gallup, NMNM68,1191.7−29%

03▲1Vernon, TXTX12,4811.7+2%

04▲3Bradford, PAPA38,9841.7+2%

05Centralia, ILIL36,3821.7+10%

06▲3Danville, ILIL71,2591.7+6%

07▼5Pampa, TXTX21,7861.8+20%

08▲5Canton, ILIL32,9011.8+26%

09▼8Borger, TXTX19,6331.8+27%

10▼7Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.8+23%

11▲5Taylorville, ILIL33,4431.8+22%

12▲21Sterling, ILIL54,1211.9+15%

13▼3Snyder, TXTX16,1621.9+20%

14▲7Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171.9+31%

15Olean, NYNY75,3901.9+6%

16▲41Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811.9+9%

17▲23Pontiac, ILIL35,0571.9+24%

18▲23Beeville, TXTX32,5151.90%

19▲10Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.9+53%

20▲5Massena, NYNY105,4881.9+5%

21▲11Oil City, PAPA49,3461.9+15%

22▲8Galesburg, ILIL47,7672.0+31%

23▼9Marshalltown, IAIA39,8902.0+35%

24▼1Hereford, TXTX18,6262.0+2%

25▲3Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1472.0+7%

26▲10Camden, ARAR26,3632.0+12%

27St. Marys, PAPA29,9262.00%

28▼4Lincoln, ILIL27,1822.0+15%

29▲8Decatur, ILIL99,3002.0+29%

30▲56Macomb, ILIL25,9162.0+24%

31▲43Kennett, MOMO26,8552.0+6%

32▼14Peru, ININ34,4872.1+25%

33▲19Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.1+13%

34▼23Arkansas City, KSKS34,3822.1+40%

35▼4Corning, NYNY91,8552.1+16%

36▲43Burlington, IAIA44,0612.1+36%

37▲8Freeport, ILIL43,2202.1+18%

38▲6Warren, PAPA37,0382.1+27%

39▲46Ottawa, ILIL145,9022.1+21%

40▲24Ponca City, OKOK43,4902.1+23%

41▲26Dodge City, KSKS33,9932.1+9%

42▼23Forrest City, ARAR21,8002.1−16%

43▲98Liberal, KSKS21,0732.1+16%

44▲27Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992.1+10%

45▼37Plainview, TXTX36,7002.1+20%

46▲5Great Bend, KSKS24,7902.1+33%

47▲26Hutchinson, KSKS61,5392.2+35%

48▼1El Dorado, ARAR36,9262.2+15%

49▼11Jamestown, NYNY124,1262.2+11%

50▲19Dixon, ILIL32,9142.2+32%

51▼39Connersville, ININ23,5332.2+38%

52▼4DuBois, PAPA78,1002.2+21%

53▲146Effingham, ILIL44,7272.2+16%

54▼4Elmira, NYNY80,4152.2+9%

55▲70Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492.2+37%

56▲2Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802.2+40%

57▲24Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8382.2+42%

58▲4Defiance, OHOH38,2922.2+32%

59▼42Big Spring, TXTX30,5042.2+53%

60▼11Van Wert, OHOH29,0132.2+41%

61Weirton, WVWV112,4682.2+23%

62▼16Pottsville, PAPA145,0852.2+36%

63▲13Vincennes, ININ35,6522.2+22%

64▲19Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2112.2+13%

65▲24Lumberton, NCNC119,9412.3+1%

66▲83Charleston, ILIL46,6072.3+23%

67▼33Fort Madison, IAIA32,3062.3+57%

68▼48Alice, TXTX45,3832.3+23%

69▲66Peoria, ILIL363,5052.3+38%

70▼28Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8832.3+13%

71▼1Marion, ININ66,5242.3+50%

72▲6Summerville, GAGA25,3002.3+32%

73▲17Cortland, NYNY45,8502.3−7%

74▲129Rochelle, ILIL51,3992.3+25%

75▲99Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252.3+2%

76▼33Alma, MIMI41,1902.3+47%

77▼2Batavia, NYNY58,4162.3+10%

78▲21Blytheville, ARAR37,8282.3+5%

79▲89Springfield, ILIL206,0332.3+18%

80▲125Charleston, WVWV200,1702.30%

81▼9Tiffin, OHOH54,5222.3+34%

82▼43Wabash, ININ30,7132.4+45%

83▼23Bucyrus, OHOH41,8962.4+38%

84▲52Mason City, IAIA49,7102.4+34%

85▲48Duncan, OKOK44,3102.4+38%

86▼60Logansport, ININ37,8362.4+54%

87▲173Bluefield, WVWV96,1382.40%

88▲84Marion, ILIL67,2252.4+31%

89▲4Atchison, KSKS16,1722.4+64%

90▲50Waycross, GAGA57,6702.4+20%

91▲74Clinton, IAIA46,0022.4+56%

92▼5Muncie, ININ113,1062.4+40%

93▲95Crawfordsville, ININ38,9542.4+41%

94▼39Mexico, MOMO24,5282.4+58%

95▲28Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402.4+40%

96▲14Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492.4−7%

97▼17Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4482.4+28%

98▲144Sikeston, MOMO49,9782.4+21%

99▲19Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092.4+24%

100▲86Carroll, IAIA20,3032.4+42%

101▲68Quincy, ILIL74,1462.4+35%

102▼8Enid, OKOK61,7792.4+49%

103▲24Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.4−9%

104▼36Lexington, NENE26,2552.4+36%

105▲7Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462.4−5%

106▼2Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5752.4+39%

107▲107Douglas, GAGA52,8612.4+17%

108▼49Huntington, ININ37,2242.4+64%

109▼56New Castle, ININ49,1372.4+74%

110▲109Norwalk, OHOH58,2502.4+18%

111▲120Union City, TNTN30,0672.4+26%

112▼4Lewistown, PAPA46,1272.5+24%

113▲3Somerset, PAPA72,0042.5+23%

114▲59Gloversville, NYNY52,2162.5+5%

115▲381DeRidder, LALA36,6732.5+21%

116▲168Moultrie, GAGA47,4382.5+24%

117▼8Bay City, MIMI102,1232.5+56%

118▲125Eufaula, ALAL26,8612.5+18%

119▲166Greenville, MSMS40,4462.5+5%

120▲22Wahpeton, NDND23,0192.5+41%

121▼20Miami, OKOK30,4382.5+46%

122▼38Dumas, TXTX21,8912.5+48%

123▲20Emporia, KSKS34,8382.5+37%

124▲47Fairmont, WVWV55,5842.5+20%

125▲284Zapata, TXTX13,7532.5+4%

126▲31Pikeville, KYKY89,1222.5+6%

127▲326Natchez, MSMS54,7222.5−3%

128▲74Davenport, IAIA380,4522.5+44%

129▼12Del Rio, TXTX47,8352.5−1%

130▼16Rockford, ILIL337,2422.5+31%

131▲21Pittsburg, KSKS39,0082.5+61%

132▼32Utica, NYNY285,6112.5−5%

133▲27Vidalia, GAGA36,1802.5+5%

134▲16Syracuse, NYNY652,2732.5+2%

135▲109Laurinburg, NCNC33,3222.5+19%

136▲19Madisonville, KYKY45,1272.5+41%

137▲17Midland, MIMI83,7542.5+36%

138▼46Richmond, ININ66,1692.5+40%

139▲138Talladega, ALAL91,7642.5+25%

140▲11Auburn, NYNY74,3652.5+17%

141▼85Batesville, ARAR38,7852.5+27%

142▼51Saginaw, MIMI187,6882.5+49%

143▼108Altus, OKOK24,7642.5+28%

144▼24Frankfort, ININ33,3222.5+62%

145▲125Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.5+19%

146▲1Meadville, PAPA81,7922.5+36%

147▲53Austin, MNMN40,9712.5+42%

148▲123Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772.5+2%

149▲41Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1382.5+5%

150▲108Martinsville, VAVA63,0912.5+23%

151▲58Seymour, ININ47,3702.5+48%

152▲135Indiana, PAPA82,8782.5+16%

153▲371McComb, MSMS52,6402.5−6%

154▲181Huntington, WVWV365,9652.5+14%

155▼9Owosso, MIMI67,6812.5+65%

156▲123Russellville, ALAL32,4492.5+21%

157▼27Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.6+59%

158▲48Marinette, WIWI65,5152.6+40%

159▲100Albany, GAGA145,5102.6+10%

160▼95Terre Haute, ININ169,2412.6+61%

161▲107Ottawa, KSKS26,2992.6+74%

162▲64Hannibal, MOMO38,9692.6+54%

163▲72Beckley, WVWV109,9402.6+19%

164Battle Creek, MIMI133,4082.6+67%

165▼102Kokomo, ININ83,9042.6+58%

166▼71Fremont, OHOH58,6552.6+31%

167▲3Lima, OHOH100,8812.6+35%

168▲121Altoona, PAPA119,5412.6+48%

169▲54Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0602.6+53%

170▼22Huron, SDSD19,6242.6+68%

171▲50Beatrice, NENE21,7112.6+64%

172▼75McAllen, TXTX921,5492.6+22%

173▼70Brownsville, TXTX433,9462.6+18%

174▲55Marshall, MOMO23,2652.6+51%

175▲181Cumberland, MDMD93,6402.6+21%

176▲229Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.6−3%

177▲191Greenwood, MSMS34,9122.6−2%

178▲52Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812.6+50%

179▼91Salem, OHOH99,3772.6+44%

180▲72Bloomington, ILIL171,4192.6+25%

181▲92Ozark, ALAL49,9122.6+29%

182▼67Auburn, ININ44,5352.6+61%

183▲213Paducah, KYKY102,2592.6+33%

184▲13Meridian, MSMS85,4192.6+16%

185▼56Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.6+60%

186▼48Hastings, NENE40,5772.6+58%

187▼68Monticello, ININ25,1642.6+49%

188▼44Youngstown, OHOH423,6782.6+36%

189▼57Muscatine, IAIA41,8532.6+55%

190▲26St. Joseph, MOMO119,1702.6+55%

191▲250Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.6+17%

192▼110Kingsville, TXTX30,3152.6+40%

193▼88Bedford, ININ45,5682.6+63%

194▲285Vicksburg, MSMS41,7592.6+19%

195▼12Laurel, MSMS82,2812.6+21%

196▼100Marion, OHOH65,1152.6+65%

197▲166Morgan City, LALA46,5522.6+13%

198▼32Topeka, KSKS233,0522.6+50%

199▲57Scottsbluff, NENE36,2722.6+41%

200▲90Selma, ALAL35,1402.7+2%

201▲11Dublin, GAGA60,3512.7+28%

202▼22Lawton, OKOK127,5902.7+23%

203▲185Marshall, MNMN25,6842.7+38%

204▼10Kinston, NCNC55,8372.7+8%

205▼66Alexander City, ALAL40,9532.7+37%

206▲9Ashland, OHOH52,5232.7+36%

207▲119McPherson, KSKS30,0642.7+54%

208▼86Lufkin, TXTX88,1542.7+42%

209▲25Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.7+66%

210▼57Greenville, OHOH51,5202.7+44%

211▲29Henderson, KYKY57,1842.7+51%

212▲203Elk City, OKOK22,1592.7+69%

213▼29Springfield, OHOH135,3402.7+39%

214▲50Joplin, MOMO208,7962.7+50%

215▲5Rochester, NYNY1,056,1492.7+9%

216▲11Shawnee, OKOK75,1022.7+41%

217▲160Salina, KSKS59,1212.7+58%

218▲157Cambridge, OHOH38,3792.7+48%

219▲22Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522.7+42%

220▲167Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0992.7+23%

221▼62Urbana, OHOH38,8202.7+52%

222▲100Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.7+41%

223▼67Manitowoc, WIWI81,7102.7+51%

224▼93Hobbs, NMNM74,7492.7+61%

225Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2852.7+54%

226▼160Andrews, TXTX18,9142.7+86%

227▲40Carlsbad, NMNM62,5092.7+42%

228▲23Weatherford, OKOK39,0592.7+39%

229▲28Escanaba, MIMI36,5822.7+45%

230▼102Beaumont, TXTX399,3102.7+63%

231▲85Parkersburg, WVWV87,2642.7+37%

232▼54Guymon, OKOK20,3222.7+42%

233▼15Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.7+50%

234▼53Clarksburg, WVWV88,1422.7+29%

235▲28Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.7+30%

236▼125Malvern, ARAR33,4512.7+34%

237▲18Toledo, OHOH599,3762.7+33%

238▲56Spencer, IAIA16,2022.7+66%

239▲171Decatur, ININ36,6502.7+55%

240▼63Abilene, TXTX185,4292.7+54%

241▼59Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.7+37%

242▲11Hermitage, PAPA107,8602.7+61%

243▼76Corsicana, TXTX57,1812.7+47%

244▼11Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.7+18%

245▲69Hillsdale, MIMI45,7382.7+72%

246▲62Houghton, MIMI40,0282.7+74%

247▲31Celina, OHOH42,7372.7+33%

248▼111Kendallville, ININ47,9372.7+69%

249▲85Elkins, WVWV26,8822.7+8%

250▼58Fairmont, MNMN19,4402.7+65%

251▼72Magnolia, ARAR21,8942.7+33%

252▲36Canton, OHOH400,2462.7+34%

253▼15Le Mars, IAIA25,6972.7+53%

254▼4Warner Robins, GAGA208,0912.8+37%

255▼1Michigan City, ININ111,2942.8+49%

256▲10Woodward, OKOK19,8272.8+62%

257▲86Sedalia, MOMO44,2542.8+54%

258▲97Waterloo, IAIA169,1892.8+63%

259▼31New Ulm, MNMN25,5172.8+40%

260▲105Garden City, KSKS37,5052.8+50%

261▲153Enterprise, ALAL56,9532.8+25%

262▼141Jacksonville, TXTX53,3372.8+35%

263▼139Brownwood, TXTX38,7112.8+49%

264▼79Mansfield, OHOH124,8932.8+46%

265▲35Sunbury, PAPA107,7882.8+50%

266▼212Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0762.8+40%

267▲109Corinth, MSMS34,5692.8+32%

268▼105Ardmore, OKOK48,9102.8+59%

269▼62Amarillo, TXTX276,2352.8+43%

270▲358Americus, GAGA33,3942.8+31%

271▲191Minden, LALA34,9482.8+30%

272▼62Tupelo, MSMS133,1672.8+35%

273▲69Ada, OKOK38,5282.8+26%

274▲1Adrian, MIMI97,7792.8+60%

275▼80Greencastle, ININ37,8762.8+50%

276▲76Erie, PAPA265,8322.8+39%

277▲109Huntingdon, PAPA43,0012.8+50%

278▼39Chillicothe, OHOH76,4292.8+37%

279▼173Coshocton, OHOH37,1882.8+49%

280▼91Odessa, TXTX173,8012.8+52%

281▲101Findlay, OHOH75,0342.8+41%

282▲90Longview, TXTX297,3152.8+37%

283▼51Dayton, OHOH826,5542.8+31%

284▼150Uvalde, TXTX24,9632.8+33%

285▲38Newberry, SCSC39,5612.8+36%

286▼99Columbus, NENE46,5832.8+50%

287▼96Fremont, NENE38,0572.8+63%

288▼40Shawano, WIWI45,7592.8+38%

289▲35Grenada, MSMS30,2222.8+27%

290▼132Sidney, OHOH48,0652.8+45%

291▼116Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.8+34%

292▲14Sandusky, OHOH112,7772.8+32%

293▲206Carbondale, ILIL52,5012.8+6%

294▼58Campbellsville, KYKY38,4072.8+52%

295▲22Wausau, WIWI139,4322.8+56%

296▲44Gaffney, SCSC58,2752.8+49%

297▼136McAlester, OKOK43,3202.8+56%

298▲195El Campo, TXTX42,0602.8+39%

299▲20Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922.8+39%

300▼187Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.8+5%

301▲125Watertown, NYNY111,5402.8+23%

302▼106Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3022.8+46%

303▼66Oxford, ALAL115,8342.8+32%

304▼159Rockingham, NCNC42,0412.8+57%

305▼40Wichita, KSKS663,8092.8+54%

306▼25New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3732.9+42%

307▼25Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4862.9+24%

308▼47Alpena, MIMI28,8532.9+55%

309▼147Greensburg, ININ26,5762.9+76%

310▲75Plymouth, ININ46,5992.9+63%

311▲46Muskogee, OKOK66,7082.9+45%

312▼5Danville, VAVA101,1372.9+37%

313▼22Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202.9+46%

314▲33Scranton, PAPA574,4182.9+14%

315▲14Montgomery, ALAL388,7472.9+27%

316▼67Warsaw, ININ80,8922.9+51%

317▲83Clovis, NMNM65,2702.9+22%

318▲85Russellville, ARAR84,9322.9+39%

319▲1Owensboro, KYKY113,9622.9+48%

320▼18Pierre, SDSD20,5882.9+33%

321▲17Washington, ININ34,2092.9+63%

322▼121Bartlesville, OKOK54,0372.9+62%

323▲208Mitchell, SDSD25,9132.9+81%

324▲8San Angelo, TXTX122,0652.9+41%

325▲26Angola, ININ34,7992.9+40%

326▼115New Iberia, LALA66,8462.9+22%

327▲156Lock Haven, PAPA37,8702.9+38%

328▼16North Platte, NENE33,9722.9+80%

329▼43Evansville, ININ273,7862.9+48%

330▼137Texarkana, TXTX146,8162.9+47%

331▼114Mayfield, KYKY37,0502.9+58%

332▲72Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682.9+15%

333▲40Corbin, KYKY150,0402.9+17%

334▼88Columbus, ININ85,7292.9+58%

335▼137Martin, TNTN33,2612.9+52%

336▼33Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.9+45%

337▼16Sumter, SCSC105,0672.9+16%

338▼55South Bend, ININ324,5382.9+65%

339▲88Marietta, OHOH58,3892.9+38%

340▲58Jefferson City, MOMO152,7122.9+54%

341▼264Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7912.9+62%

342▼70Paragould, ARAR47,4112.9+49%

343▼135Flint, MIMI401,0932.9+82%

344▲37York, PAPA473,1972.9+20%

345▼35Jackson, MIMI159,5522.9+80%

346▼16Akron, OHOH701,7802.9+37%

347▲50Big Rapids, MIMI42,3202.9+24%

348▼11Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.9+45%

349▲82Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.9+26%

350▲150Sayre, PAPA59,6002.9+37%

351▼40Farmington, MOMO67,8092.9+53%

352▼51Lansing, MIMI479,7222.9+48%

353▲8Bay City, TXTX36,4632.9+41%

354▼80Roswell, NMNM63,3643.0+48%

355▲79Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9043.0+35%

356▼41Monroe, MIMI156,0043.0+57%

357▲125Searcy, ARAR80,0853.0+35%

358▲87Dothan, ALAL156,2663.0+48%

359▼83Pella, IAIA34,1923.0+70%

360▲182Houma, LALA199,6683.0+23%

361▲114Bainbridge, GAGA29,4323.0+45%

362▲173Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9383.0+38%

363▲16Decatur, ALAL160,3263.0+41%

364▲5Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7753.0+26%

365▼32Victoria, TXTX99,8643.0+49%

366▲42Fort Payne, ALAL74,0853.0+52%

367▼191Worthington, MNMN22,3383.0+75%

368▼146Palestine, TXTX59,8053.0+60%

369▲20Goldsboro, NCNC122,2783.0+20%

370▲52Maryville, MOMO20,1743.0+68%

371▲59Marion, NCNC45,1983.0+51%

372▲29Columbus, MSMS67,1443.0+40%

373▼28Zanesville, OHOH87,0143.0+54%

374▼77Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6693.0+59%

375▲170Thomasville, GAGA72,9583.0+36%

376▲83Platteville, WIWI52,4463.0+69%

377▼164Fort Wayne, ININ466,2583.0+62%

378▼280Moberly, MOMO24,5133.0+92%

379▼75Wilmington, OHOH42,3013.0+59%

380▼34El Paso, TXTX881,2913.0+20%

381▲10Aberdeen, SDSD41,5833.0+58%

382▲35St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4213.0+42%

383▲23Laredo, TXTX281,2243.0+12%

384▲11Madison, ININ33,2793.0+67%

385▼14Oshkosh, WIWI174,2183.0+51%

386▼81Wooster, OHOH116,7583.0+34%

387▼20Tifton, GAGA51,2373.0+36%

388▼49Sparta, WIWI46,5723.0+55%

389▼61Jasper, ININ44,0163.0+65%

390▼36Thomaston, GAGA28,5003.0+69%

391▼95Jesup, GAGA32,4813.0+62%

392▼93Brookhaven, MSMS35,0123.0+28%

393▼189Muskegon, MIMI177,9013.0+70%

394▲117Glens Falls, NYNY124,3733.1+13%

395▲16Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0973.1+63%

396▲120Florence, ALAL156,6093.1+43%

397▼99Durant, OKOK51,3673.1+43%

398▲21Dubuque, IAIA99,3813.1+62%

399▼33Janesville, WIWI166,4723.1+79%

400▲40Gadsden, ALAL103,8863.1+61%

401▼88Elkhart, ININ208,7743.1+53%

402▲19Dalton, GAGA147,8193.1+45%

403▼108Scottsboro, ALAL54,2813.1+56%

404▲16Hutchinson, MNMN36,6313.1+46%

405▲33Duluth, MNMN281,2193.1+78%

406▲98Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2153.1+47%

407▲118Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6913.1+31%

408▲79Lebanon, PAPA146,3803.1+29%

409▼59Jackson, TNTN184,5693.1+50%

410▲34Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0143.1+29%

411▼149Yankton, SDSD23,6353.1+39%

412▼53Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1913.1+46%

413▲33Gillette, WYWY48,1453.1+67%

414▼288Paris, TXTX63,3193.1+81%

415▼313Cordele, GAGA19,2373.1+18%

416▲17Norfolk, NENE49,2283.1+69%

417▼5Des Moines, IAIA758,5393.1+70%

418▲5Florence, SCSC201,3923.1+41%

419▼312Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0633.1+49%

420▼58Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6533.1+23%

421▲47Harrisburg, PAPA617,4273.1+33%

422▲128Lake Charles, LALA244,6553.1+42%

423▼40Augusta, GAGA641,2313.1+43%

424▼106Appleton, WIWI249,8763.1+67%

425▼94Grand Island, NENE78,0763.1+76%

426▲97Picayune, MSMS59,3633.1+42%

427▼91Jackson, MSMS609,8473.1+37%

428▲123Alexandria, LALA147,9523.1+29%

429▼81Omaha, NENE1,009,8363.1+65%

430▲225Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133.1+29%

431▲106Champaign, ILIL239,9793.1+30%

432▼68Safford, AZAZ40,1573.1+16%

433▼43Danville, KYKY56,9853.2+39%

434▼35Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8133.2+60%

435▲158Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0353.2+13%

436▼156Lebanon, MOMO36,9433.2+51%

437▲107Williamsport, PAPA112,5873.2+49%

438▼31Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2733.2+50%

439▼130Paris, TNTN32,8963.2+43%

440▲80Tahlequah, OKOK49,1963.2+30%

441▼81Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8583.2+39%

442▼50Lubbock, TXTX368,4313.2+50%

443▼1Willmar, MNMN44,7203.2+42%

444▲11Cullman, ALAL94,0093.2+46%

445▼61Sheboygan, WIWI118,0473.2+70%

446▼17Detroit, MIMI4,390,9133.2+69%

447▲41Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5533.2+47%

448▲93Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1933.2+40%

449▲216Dickinson, NDND39,1423.2+72%

450▲51Mount Airy, NCNC72,2873.2+53%

451▲149Gettysburg, PAPA107,5943.2+22%

452▲96Stevens Point, WIWI71,9433.2+56%

453▲44Kearney, NENE57,9623.2+63%

454▲30Arcadia, FLFL37,0783.2+33%

455▼186Henderson, NCNC42,6383.2+30%

456▲24Little Rock, ARAR777,6073.2+44%

457▼83Toccoa, GAGA27,8543.2+41%

458▼213Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8233.2+5%

459▼166East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1793.2−11%

460▲107Opelousas, LALA80,7653.2+19%

461▼120Cedartown, GAGA45,5143.2+73%

462▼68Holland, MIMI123,1883.2+66%

463▲50Columbus, GAGA324,8303.2+40%

464▲112Salisbury, MDMD131,8723.2+32%

465▼5Somerset, KYKY67,3843.2+32%

466▲98Racine, WIWI198,9193.2+66%

467▲24Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553.2+47%

468▼5Albertville, ALAL103,5373.2+43%

469▼91Frankfort, KYKY77,8743.2+55%

470▲7Reading, PAPA440,0723.2+28%

471▼78Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6953.2+61%

472▲9Bangor, MEME157,9673.2+25%

473▼249Bonham, TXTX39,2653.2+93%

474▲187Troy, ALAL33,6883.2+29%

475▼21Mobile, ALAL411,6583.2+41%

476▼106Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0023.2+64%

477▼230Athens, TXTX88,5953.2+25%

478▲55Chambersburg, PAPA160,6523.2+33%

479▼42Tyler, TXTX252,5493.2+41%

480▲30Menomonie, WIWI46,2233.3+62%

481▲59Baraboo, WIWI66,6523.3+54%

482▼102Gainesville, TXTX44,4613.3+69%

483▲88Albany, NYNY915,8353.3+6%

484▼10Glasgow, KYKY56,2243.3+47%

485▲9North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.3+38%

486▼62Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6663.3+42%

487▲22Fayetteville, NCNC395,4123.3+34%

488▼15Kenosha, WIWI168,4483.3+55%

489▼61Green Bay, WIWI336,7563.3+66%

490▲127Watertown, SDSD29,5623.3+43%

491▲71Gulfport, MSMS431,3293.3+45%

492▲15Watertown, WIWI86,5053.3+69%

493▲90Minot, NDND75,6943.3+49%

494▲35Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4043.3+66%

495▲61Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.3+34%

496▲84Cleveland, MSMS28,2623.3+20%

497▲81Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843.3+57%

498▼3Lake City, FLFL74,0943.3+54%

499▲23Newport, TNTN37,8893.3+37%

500▼15Wilson, NCNC81,1503.3+36%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest afford score?

Raymondville, TX ranks #1 with 1.4 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by afford score?

Raymondville, TX, Gallup, NM, Vernon, TX, Bradford, PA, Centralia, IL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).