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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4994.4–

01Raymondville, TXTX19,9711.4−33%

02Gallup, NMNM68,1191.7−25%

03Vernon, TXTX12,4811.7+15%

04Bradford, PAPA38,9841.7−8%

05Centralia, ILIL36,3821.7−8%

06Danville, ILIL71,2591.7−12%

07Pampa, TXTX21,7861.8+7%

08Canton, ILIL32,9011.8−8%

09Borger, TXTX19,6331.8+33%

10Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.8+90%

11Taylorville, ILIL33,4431.8−4%

12Sterling, ILIL54,1211.9−13%

13Snyder, TXTX16,1621.9+13%

14Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171.9+36%

15Olean, NYNY75,3901.9+5%

16Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811.9−6%

17Pontiac, ILIL35,0571.9−4%

18Beeville, TXTX32,5151.9+6%

19Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.9+4%

20Massena, NYNY105,4881.9+3%

21Oil City, PAPA49,3461.9+1%

22Galesburg, ILIL47,7672.0−4%

23Marshalltown, IAIA39,8902.0−10%

24Hereford, TXTX18,6262.0+11%

25Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1472.0−4%

26Camden, ARAR26,3632.0+4%

27St. Marys, PAPA29,9262.0−4%

28Lincoln, ILIL27,1822.0+4%

29Decatur, ILIL99,3002.0−0%

30Macomb, ILIL25,9162.0−19%

31Kennett, MOMO26,8552.0−11%

32Peru, ININ34,4872.1−5%

33Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.1−5%

34Arkansas City, KSKS34,3822.1+11%

35Corning, NYNY91,8552.1+11%

36Burlington, IAIA44,0612.1+0%

37Freeport, ILIL43,2202.1−12%

38Warren, PAPA37,0382.1+4%

39Ottawa, ILIL145,9022.1−10%

40Ponca City, OKOK43,4902.1+13%

41Dodge City, KSKS33,9932.1+20%

42Forrest City, ARAR21,8002.1−13%

43Liberal, KSKS21,0732.1+8%

44Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992.1+3%

45Plainview, TXTX36,7002.1+10%

46Great Bend, KSKS24,7902.1+32%

47Hutchinson, KSKS61,5392.2+3%

48El Dorado, ARAR36,9262.2+12%

49Jamestown, NYNY124,1262.2+12%

50Dixon, ILIL32,9142.2−6%

51Connersville, ININ23,5332.2−4%

52DuBois, PAPA78,1002.2−1%

53Effingham, ILIL44,7272.2+5%

54Elmira, NYNY80,4152.2+15%

55Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492.2+10%

56Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802.2+5%

57Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8382.2+6%

58Defiance, OHOH38,2922.2−8%

59Big Spring, TXTX30,5042.2+55%

60Van Wert, OHOH29,0132.2+13%

61Weirton, WVWV112,4682.2+0%

62Pottsville, PAPA145,0852.2+7%

63Vincennes, ININ35,6522.2+5%

64Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2112.2+8%

65Lumberton, NCNC119,9412.3−3%

66Charleston, ILIL46,6072.3−8%

67Fort Madison, IAIA32,3062.3+22%

68Alice, TXTX45,3832.3+19%

69Peoria, ILIL363,5052.3−2%

70Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8832.3+20%

71Marion, ININ66,5242.3+7%

72Summerville, GAGA25,3002.3−7%

73Cortland, NYNY45,8502.3+10%

74Rochelle, ILIL51,3992.3−16%

75Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252.3−14%

76Alma, MIMI41,1902.3−1%

77Batavia, NYNY58,4162.3+14%

78Blytheville, ARAR37,8282.3+13%

79Springfield, ILIL206,0332.3+3%

80Charleston, WVWV200,1702.3+3%

81Tiffin, OHOH54,5222.3−1%

82Wabash, ININ30,7132.4+5%

83Bucyrus, OHOH41,8962.4+4%

84Mason City, IAIA49,7102.4+1%

85Duncan, OKOK44,3102.4+27%

86Logansport, ININ37,8362.4+23%

87Bluefield, WVWV96,1382.4+4%

88Marion, ILIL67,2252.4+10%

89Atchison, KSKS16,1722.4+18%

90Waycross, GAGA57,6702.4+12%

91Clinton, IAIA46,0022.4+4%

92Muncie, ININ113,1062.4−1%

93Crawfordsville, ININ38,9542.4+7%

94Mexico, MOMO24,5282.4+16%

95Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402.4−7%

96Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492.4+12%

97Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4482.4+21%

98Sikeston, MOMO49,9782.4−2%

99Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092.4+0%

100Carroll, IAIA20,3032.4+7%

101Quincy, ILIL74,1462.4+9%

102Enid, OKOK61,7792.4+20%

103Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.4+12%

104Lexington, NENE26,2552.4+20%

105Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462.4+9%

106Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5752.4+10%

107Douglas, GAGA52,8612.4+15%

108Huntington, ININ37,2242.4+16%

109New Castle, ININ49,1372.4+6%

110Norwalk, OHOH58,2502.4−5%

111Union City, TNTN30,0672.4+10%

112Lewistown, PAPA46,1272.5−1%

113Somerset, PAPA72,0042.5+4%

114Gloversville, NYNY52,2162.5+11%

115DeRidder, LALA36,6732.5+33%

116Moultrie, GAGA47,4382.5−4%

117Bay City, MIMI102,1232.5+2%

118Eufaula, ALAL26,8612.5−6%

119Greenville, MSMS40,4462.5−6%

120Wahpeton, NDND23,0192.5+22%

121Miami, OKOK30,4382.5+11%

122Dumas, TXTX21,8912.5+31%

123Emporia, KSKS34,8382.5+1%

124Fairmont, WVWV55,5842.5+8%

125Zapata, TXTX13,7532.5+29%

126Pikeville, KYKY89,1222.5+16%

127Natchez, MSMS54,7222.5−8%

128Davenport, IAIA380,4522.5−0%

129Del Rio, TXTX47,8352.5+14%

130Rockford, ILIL337,2422.5−8%

131Pittsburg, KSKS39,0082.5+6%

132Utica, NYNY285,6112.5+16%

133Vidalia, GAGA36,1802.5−4%

134Syracuse, NYNY652,2732.5+8%

135Laurinburg, NCNC33,3222.5−5%

136Madisonville, KYKY45,1272.5+28%

137Midland, MIMI83,7542.5−3%

138Richmond, ININ66,1692.5+4%

139Talladega, ALAL91,7642.5+9%

140Auburn, NYNY74,3652.5+24%

141Batesville, ARAR38,7852.5+6%

142Saginaw, MIMI187,6882.5−2%

143Altus, OKOK24,7642.5+23%

144Frankfort, ININ33,3222.5+24%

145Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.5+8%

146Meadville, PAPA81,7922.5+1%

147Austin, MNMN40,9712.5+4%

148Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772.5+3%

149Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1382.5+2%

150Martinsville, VAVA63,0912.5−6%

151Seymour, ININ47,3702.5−2%

152Indiana, PAPA82,8782.5+4%

153McComb, MSMS52,6402.5−3%

154Huntington, WVWV365,9652.5+1%

155Owosso, MIMI67,6812.5−9%

156Russellville, ALAL32,4492.5+11%

157Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.6−4%

158Marinette, WIWI65,5152.6−2%

159Albany, GAGA145,5102.6−9%

160Terre Haute, ININ169,2412.6+19%

161Ottawa, KSKS26,2992.6+9%

162Hannibal, MOMO38,9692.6+14%

163Beckley, WVWV109,9402.6+15%

164Battle Creek, MIMI133,4082.6−1%

165Kokomo, ININ83,9042.6+7%

166Fremont, OHOH58,6552.6+7%

167Lima, OHOH100,8812.6+7%

168Altoona, PAPA119,5412.6+12%

169Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0602.6+5%

170Huron, SDSD19,6242.6+26%

171Beatrice, NENE21,7112.6+15%

172McAllen, TXTX921,5492.6+13%

173Brownsville, TXTX433,9462.6+10%

174Marshall, MOMO23,2652.6+20%

175Cumberland, MDMD93,6402.6−16%

176Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.6−9%

177Greenwood, MSMS34,9122.6−4%

178Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812.6+1%

179Salem, OHOH99,3772.6+6%

180Bloomington, ILIL171,4192.6−1%

181Ozark, ALAL49,9122.6+21%

182Auburn, ININ44,5352.6+9%

183Paducah, KYKY102,2592.6+11%

184Meridian, MSMS85,4192.6+10%

185Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.6+21%

186Hastings, NENE40,5772.6+30%

187Monticello, ININ25,1642.6+8%

188Youngstown, OHOH423,6782.6+7%

189Muscatine, IAIA41,8532.6+11%

190St. Joseph, MOMO119,1702.6+5%

191Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.6−10%

192Kingsville, TXTX30,3152.6+29%

193Bedford, ININ45,5682.6+9%

194Vicksburg, MSMS41,7592.6+7%

195Laurel, MSMS82,2812.6+19%

196Marion, OHOH65,1152.6+9%

197Morgan City, LALA46,5522.6+25%

198Topeka, KSKS233,0522.6+12%

199Scottsbluff, NENE36,2722.6+8%

200Selma, ALAL35,1402.7−2%

201Dublin, GAGA60,3512.7+15%

202Lawton, OKOK127,5902.7+19%

203Marshall, MNMN25,6842.7−8%

204Kinston, NCNC55,8372.7−2%

205Alexander City, ALAL40,9532.7+8%

206Ashland, OHOH52,5232.7−7%

207McPherson, KSKS30,0642.7+23%

208Lufkin, TXTX88,1542.7+29%

209Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.7+3%

210Greenville, OHOH51,5202.7+4%

211Henderson, KYKY57,1842.7+16%

212Elk City, OKOK22,1592.7+36%

213Springfield, OHOH135,3402.7+8%

214Joplin, MOMO208,7962.7+12%

215Rochester, NYNY1,056,1492.7+11%

216Shawnee, OKOK75,1022.7+21%

217Salina, KSKS59,1212.7+11%

218Cambridge, OHOH38,3792.7+12%

219Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522.7−5%

220Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0992.7+11%

221Urbana, OHOH38,8202.7+6%

222Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.7−8%

223Manitowoc, WIWI81,7102.7+8%

224Hobbs, NMNM74,7492.7+36%

225Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2852.7+8%

226Andrews, TXTX18,9142.7+52%

227Carlsbad, NMNM62,5092.7+39%

228Weatherford, OKOK39,0592.7+35%

229Escanaba, MIMI36,5822.7+13%

230Beaumont, TXTX399,3102.7+38%

231Parkersburg, WVWV87,2642.7+14%

232Guymon, OKOK20,3222.7+45%

233Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.7−2%

234Clarksburg, WVWV88,1422.7+14%

235Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.7+5%

236Malvern, ARAR33,4512.7+31%

237Toledo, OHOH599,3762.7−6%

238Spencer, IAIA16,2022.7+21%

239Decatur, ININ36,6502.7+6%

240Abilene, TXTX185,4292.7+38%

241Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.7+20%

242Hermitage, PAPA107,8602.7+14%

243Corsicana, TXTX57,1812.7+44%

244Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.7+4%

245Hillsdale, MIMI45,7382.7+1%

246Houghton, MIMI40,0282.7+10%

247Celina, OHOH42,7372.7+9%

248Kendallville, ININ47,9372.7+12%

249Elkins, WVWV26,8822.7+6%

250Fairmont, MNMN19,4402.7+26%

251Magnolia, ARAR21,8942.7+26%

252Canton, OHOH400,2462.7−3%

253Le Mars, IAIA25,6972.7+30%

254Warner Robins, GAGA208,0912.8+12%

255Michigan City, ININ111,2942.8+6%

256Woodward, OKOK19,8272.8+43%

257Sedalia, MOMO44,2542.8+11%

258Waterloo, IAIA169,1892.8+6%

259New Ulm, MNMN25,5172.8+7%

260Garden City, KSKS37,5052.8+36%

261Enterprise, ALAL56,9532.8−0%

262Jacksonville, TXTX53,3372.8+50%

263Brownwood, TXTX38,7112.8+40%

264Mansfield, OHOH124,8932.8+5%

265Sunbury, PAPA107,7882.8+8%

266Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0762.8+24%

267Corinth, MSMS34,5692.8+5%

268Ardmore, OKOK48,9102.8+20%

269Amarillo, TXTX276,2352.8+25%

270Americus, GAGA33,3942.8+5%

271Minden, LALA34,9482.8+31%

272Tupelo, MSMS133,1672.8+9%

273Ada, OKOK38,5282.8+13%

274Adrian, MIMI97,7792.8−3%

275Greencastle, ININ37,8762.8+14%

276Erie, PAPA265,8322.8+9%

277Huntingdon, PAPA43,0012.8+10%

278Chillicothe, OHOH76,4292.8+7%

279Coshocton, OHOH37,1882.8+16%

280Odessa, TXTX173,8012.8+70%

281Findlay, OHOH75,0342.8+5%

282Longview, TXTX297,3152.8+26%

283Dayton, OHOH826,5542.8+3%

284Uvalde, TXTX24,9632.8+53%

285Newberry, SCSC39,5612.8+15%

286Columbus, NENE46,5832.8+35%

287Fremont, NENE38,0572.8+9%

288Shawano, WIWI45,7592.8+2%

289Grenada, MSMS30,2222.8+14%

290Sidney, OHOH48,0652.8+10%

291Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.8+11%

292Sandusky, OHOH112,7772.8−2%

293Carbondale, ILIL52,5012.8−6%

294Campbellsville, KYKY38,4072.8+12%

295Wausau, WIWI139,4322.8+8%

296Gaffney, SCSC58,2752.8+17%

297McAlester, OKOK43,3202.8+34%

298El Campo, TXTX42,0602.8+36%

299Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922.8+15%

300Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.8+9%

301Watertown, NYNY111,5402.8+5%

302Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3022.8+6%

303Oxford, ALAL115,8342.8+11%

304Rockingham, NCNC42,0412.8+22%

305Wichita, KSKS663,8092.8+20%

306New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3732.9+8%

307Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4862.9+10%

308Alpena, MIMI28,8532.9−0%

309Greensburg, ININ26,5762.9+13%

310Plymouth, ININ46,5992.9+16%

311Muskogee, OKOK66,7082.9+26%

312Danville, VAVA101,1372.9+4%

313Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202.9+15%

314Scranton, PAPA574,4182.9−0%

315Montgomery, ALAL388,7472.9+7%

316Warsaw, ININ80,8922.9+7%

317Clovis, NMNM65,2702.9+12%

318Russellville, ARAR84,9322.9+21%

319Owensboro, KYKY113,9622.9+19%

320Pierre, SDSD20,5882.9+18%

321Washington, ININ34,2092.9+32%

322Bartlesville, OKOK54,0372.9+29%

323Mitchell, SDSD25,9132.9+20%

324San Angelo, TXTX122,0652.9+35%

325Angola, ININ34,7992.9+13%

326New Iberia, LALA66,8462.9+23%

327Lock Haven, PAPA37,8702.9+16%

328North Platte, NENE33,9722.9+21%

329Evansville, ININ273,7862.9+16%

330Texarkana, TXTX146,8162.9+38%

331Mayfield, KYKY37,0502.9+22%

332Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682.9+10%

333Corbin, KYKY150,0402.9+12%

334Columbus, ININ85,7292.9+15%

335Martin, TNTN33,2612.9+15%

336Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.9+3%

337Sumter, SCSC105,0672.9+15%

338South Bend, ININ324,5382.9+10%

339Marietta, OHOH58,3892.9+10%

340Jefferson City, MOMO152,7122.9+16%

341Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7912.9+49%

342Paragould, ARAR47,4112.9+26%

343Flint, MIMI401,0932.9+8%

344York, PAPA473,1972.9−4%

345Jackson, MIMI159,5522.9+4%

346Akron, OHOH701,7802.9−2%

347Big Rapids, MIMI42,3202.9−12%

348Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.9+15%

349Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.9+6%

350Sayre, PAPA59,6002.9+17%

351Farmington, MOMO67,8092.9+12%

352Lansing, MIMI479,7222.9+0%

353Bay City, TXTX36,4632.9+53%

354Roswell, NMNM63,3643.0+29%

355Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9043.0+13%

356Monroe, MIMI156,0043.0+1%

357Searcy, ARAR80,0853.0+25%

358Dothan, ALAL156,2663.0+11%

359Pella, IAIA34,1923.0+15%

360Houma, LALA199,6683.0+22%

361Bainbridge, GAGA29,4323.0+0%

362Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9383.0+21%

363Decatur, ALAL160,3263.0+17%

364Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7753.0−2%

365Victoria, TXTX99,8643.0+49%

366Fort Payne, ALAL74,0853.0+24%

367Worthington, MNMN22,3383.0+32%

368Palestine, TXTX59,8053.0+49%

369Goldsboro, NCNC122,2783.0+18%

370Maryville, MOMO20,1743.0+22%

371Marion, NCNC45,1983.0+5%

372Columbus, MSMS67,1443.0+10%

373Zanesville, OHOH87,0143.0+7%

374Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6693.0+8%

375Thomasville, GAGA72,9583.0−13%

376Platteville, WIWI52,4463.0+11%

377Fort Wayne, ININ466,2583.0+29%

378Moberly, MOMO24,5133.0+35%

379Wilmington, OHOH42,3013.0+11%

380El Paso, TXTX881,2913.0+8%

381Aberdeen, SDSD41,5833.0+24%

382St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4213.0+3%

383Laredo, TXTX281,2243.0+6%

384Madison, ININ33,2793.0+21%

385Oshkosh, WIWI174,2183.0+9%

386Wooster, OHOH116,7583.0+7%

387Tifton, GAGA51,2373.0+3%

388Sparta, WIWI46,5723.0+13%

389Jasper, ININ44,0163.0+24%

390Thomaston, GAGA28,5003.0+12%

391Jesup, GAGA32,4813.0+31%

392Brookhaven, MSMS35,0123.0+46%

393Muskegon, MIMI177,9013.0+10%

394Glens Falls, NYNY124,3733.1−4%

395Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0973.1+3%

396Florence, ALAL156,6093.1+17%

397Durant, OKOK51,3673.1+33%

398Dubuque, IAIA99,3813.1+9%

399Janesville, WIWI166,4723.1+10%

400Gadsden, ALAL103,8863.1+14%

401Elkhart, ININ208,7743.1+13%

402Dalton, GAGA147,8193.1+5%

403Scottsboro, ALAL54,2813.1+29%

404Hutchinson, MNMN36,6313.1+6%

405Duluth, MNMN281,2193.1−1%

406Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2153.1+8%

407Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6913.1−11%

408Lebanon, PAPA146,3803.1+4%

409Jackson, TNTN184,5693.1+18%

410Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0143.1−0%

411Yankton, SDSD23,6353.1+27%

412Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1913.1+31%

413Gillette, WYWY48,1453.1+20%

414Paris, TXTX63,3193.1+53%

415Cordele, GAGA19,2373.1−1%

416Norfolk, NENE49,2283.1+44%

417Des Moines, IAIA758,5393.1+19%

418Florence, SCSC201,3923.1+25%

419Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0633.1+36%

420Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6533.1+29%

421Harrisburg, PAPA617,4273.1+8%

422Lake Charles, LALA244,6553.1+30%

423Augusta, GAGA641,2313.1+20%

424Appleton, WIWI249,8763.1+16%

425Grand Island, NENE78,0763.1+40%

426Picayune, MSMS59,3633.1+3%

427Jackson, MSMS609,8473.1+21%

428Alexandria, LALA147,9523.1+20%

429Omaha, NENE1,009,8363.1+21%

430Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133.1−0%

431Champaign, ILIL239,9793.1+3%

432Safford, AZAZ40,1573.1+10%

433Danville, KYKY56,9853.2+10%

434Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8133.2+23%

435Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0353.2+18%

436Lebanon, MOMO36,9433.2+27%

437Williamsport, PAPA112,5873.2+13%

438Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2733.2+21%

439Paris, TNTN32,8963.2+37%

440Tahlequah, OKOK49,1963.2+5%

441Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8583.2+9%

442Lubbock, TXTX368,4313.2+38%

443Willmar, MNMN44,7203.2−0%

444Cullman, ALAL94,0093.2+20%

445Sheboygan, WIWI118,0473.2+8%

446Detroit, MIMI4,390,9133.2+8%

447Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5533.2+8%

448Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1933.2+15%

449Dickinson, NDND39,1423.2+45%

450Mount Airy, NCNC72,2873.2+15%

451Gettysburg, PAPA107,5943.2−10%

452Stevens Point, WIWI71,9433.2+15%

453Kearney, NENE57,9623.2+22%

454Arcadia, FLFL37,0783.2+1%

455Henderson, NCNC42,6383.2+11%

456Little Rock, ARAR777,6073.2+15%

457Toccoa, GAGA27,8543.2+3%

458Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8233.2+19%

459East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1793.2−12%

460Opelousas, LALA80,7653.2+24%

461Cedartown, GAGA45,5143.2+14%

462Holland, MIMI123,1883.2+8%

463Columbus, GAGA324,8303.2+7%

464Salisbury, MDMD131,8723.2−16%

465Somerset, KYKY67,3843.2+10%

466Racine, WIWI198,9193.2−1%

467Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6553.2+17%

468Albertville, ALAL103,5373.2+20%

469Frankfort, KYKY77,8743.2+18%

470Reading, PAPA440,0723.2+1%

471Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6953.2+23%

472Bangor, MEME157,9673.2+3%

473Bonham, TXTX39,2653.2+77%

474Troy, ALAL33,6883.2+1%

475Mobile, ALAL411,6583.2+10%

476Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0023.2+10%

477Athens, TXTX88,5953.2+49%

478Chambersburg, PAPA160,6523.2−5%

479Tyler, TXTX252,5493.2+27%

480Menomonie, WIWI46,2233.3+3%

481Baraboo, WIWI66,6523.3−2%

482Gainesville, TXTX44,4613.3+43%

483Albany, NYNY915,8353.3−2%

484Glasgow, KYKY56,2243.3+34%

485North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.3+0%

486Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6663.3+19%

487Fayetteville, NCNC395,4123.3+22%

488Kenosha, WIWI168,4483.3−2%

489Green Bay, WIWI336,7563.3+8%

490Watertown, SDSD29,5623.3+8%

491Gulfport, MSMS431,3293.3+11%

492Watertown, WIWI86,5053.3−2%

493Minot, NDND75,6943.3+40%

494Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4043.3+2%

495Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.3−5%

496Cleveland, MSMS28,2623.3+10%

497Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843.3+4%

498Lake City, FLFL74,0943.3−6%

499Newport, TNTN37,8893.3−1%

500Wilson, NCNC81,1503.3+15%

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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).