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Most affordable housing, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS).

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RELATEDMost expensive homesCheapest homesHighest median rentLowest median rentHighest homeownership rateHighest renter share
YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000
501Richmond, ININ66,1692.3+0%
502Zanesville, OHOH87,0142.3+0%
503Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0352.3+0%
504Maryville, MOMO20,1742.3+0%
505Florence, ALAL156,6092.3+0%
506Jacksonville, NCNC217,1752.3+0%
507Panama City, FLFL231,1742.3+0%
508Grand Forks, NDND105,0462.3+0%
509Champaign, ILIL239,9792.3+0%
510Kearney, NENE57,9622.3+0%
511Dubuque, IAIA99,3812.3+0%
512Bloomington, ILIL171,4192.3+0%
513The Villages, FLFL157,7722.3+0%
514Brenham, TXTX38,2882.3+0%
515Glasgow, KYKY56,2242.3+0%
516Reading, PAPA440,0722.3+0%
517Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7662.3+0%
518Richmond, VAVA1,389,3382.3+0%
519Crestview, FLFL315,0982.3+0%
520Lansing, MIMI479,7222.3+0%
521Othello, WAWA21,4882.3+0%
522North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2332.3+0%
523Chambersburg, PAPA160,6522.3+0%
524Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6952.3+0%
525Mansfield, OHOH124,8932.4+0%
526New Bern, NCNC127,3582.4+0%
527Opelousas, LALA80,7652.4+0%
528Tahlequah, OKOK49,1962.4+0%
529Danville, KYKY56,9852.4+0%
530Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2152.4+0%
531McMinnville, TNTN43,7172.4+0%
532Burley, IDID49,3082.4+0%
533Baton Rouge, LALA888,6992.4+0%
534Eau Claire, WIWI176,6472.4+0%
535Somerset, KYKY67,3842.4+0%
536Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522.4+0%
537Albertville, ALAL103,5372.4+0%
538Toledo, OHOH599,3762.4+0%
539Greenville, SCSC1,014,1012.4+0%
540Wilmington, OHOH42,3012.4+0%
541Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9122.4+0%
542Menomonie, WIWI46,2232.4+0%
543Pocatello, IDID91,5912.4+0%
544Concord, NHNH158,0782.4+0%
545La Crosse, WIWI171,1822.4+0%
546Kennewick, WAWA324,3342.4+0%
547Lebanon, MOMO36,9432.4+0%
548Valdosta, GAGA153,2762.4+0%
549Laredo, TXTX281,2242.4+0%
550Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0412.4+0%
551Mount Airy, NCNC72,2872.4+0%
552Orlando, FLFL2,957,6722.4+0%
553Salisbury, MDMD131,8722.4+0%
554Greenville, OHOH51,5202.4+0%
555Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9142.4+0%
556Laconia, NHNH65,1472.4+0%
557Campbellsville, KYKY38,4072.4+0%
558York, PAPA473,1972.4+0%
559Natchitoches, LALA36,0892.4+0%
560Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0972.4+0%
561Fargo, NDND269,5282.4+0%
562Brookings, SDSD37,6352.4+0%
563Wilson, NCNC81,1502.4+0%
564Athens, TNTN71,5902.4+0%
565Albany, NYNY915,8352.4+0%
566Deltona, FLFL746,9332.4+0%
567St. Cloud, MNMN205,8542.4+0%
568Cape Coral, FLFL875,6072.4+0%
569Vernal, UTUT38,2782.4+0%
570Ludington, MIMI29,0402.4+0%
571Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6452.4+0%
572Lewisburg, PAPA42,3132.4+0%
573Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2122.4+0%
574Adrian, MIMI97,7792.4+0%
575Dayton, OHOH826,5542.4+0%
576Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4972.4+0%
577Niles, MIMI152,4442.4+0%
578Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1182.4+0%
579Harrisburg, PAPA617,4272.4+0%
580Show Low, AZAZ109,9462.4+0%
581Slidell, LALA279,1082.4+0%
582Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7212.4+0%
583New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3732.4+0%
584Fayetteville, ARAR622,1772.4+0%
585Lewiston, MEME116,4872.4+0%
586Cordele, GAGA19,2372.4+0%
587Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0772.4+0%
588Lock Haven, PAPA37,8702.4+0%
589Lebanon, PAPA146,3802.4+0%
590Holland, MIMI123,1882.4+0%
591Mankato, MNMN104,9072.4+0%
592Harrison, ARAR45,6542.4+0%
593Hot Springs, ARAR99,6952.4+0%
594Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1182.4+0%
595Elkins, WVWV26,8822.4+0%
596Green Bay, WIWI336,7562.4+0%
597Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6552.4+0%
598Greencastle, ININ37,8762.4+0%
599Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0022.4+0%
600Cullman, ALAL94,0092.4+0%
601Selma, ALAL35,1402.4+0%
602Monticello, NYNY80,5862.4+0%
603Louisville, KYKY1,402,5092.4+0%
604Monroe, MIMI156,0042.4+0%
605Manhattan, KSKS136,1222.4+0%
606Greeneville, TNTN73,8312.5+0%
607Kingsport, TNTN314,8342.5+0%
608Safford, AZAZ40,1572.5+0%
609Burlington, NCNC186,1772.5+0%
610Keene, NHNH78,2692.5+0%
611Cleveland, TNTN134,0572.5+0%
612Bowling Green, KYKY197,1802.5+0%
613Newport, TNTN37,8892.5+0%
614Rolla, MOMO45,2472.5+0%
615Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2062.5+0%
616Knoxville, TNTN968,1372.5+0%
617Cornelia, GAGA50,4162.5+0%
618Hammond, LALA141,3462.5+0%
619Las Cruces, NMNM229,0912.5+0%
620Gainesville, GAGA226,5682.5+0%
621Richmond, KYKY131,8062.5+0%
622Warrensburg, MOMO56,6702.5+0%
623Lincoln, NENE352,0812.5+0%
624Williamsport, PAPA112,5872.5+0%
625Winona, MNMN50,5232.5+0%
626Greenville, NCNC182,9362.5+0%
627Ashland, OHOH52,5232.5+0%
628Sandusky, OHOH112,7772.5+0%
629Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3322.5+0%
630Kerrville, TXTX54,0372.5+0%
631Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8582.5+0%
632Austin, TXTX2,620,9452.5+0%
633Price, UTUT20,6802.5+0%
634Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7952.5+0%
635Morristown, TNTN128,8672.5+0%
636Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8302.5+0%
637Canton, OHOH400,2462.5+0%
638Toccoa, GAGA27,8542.5+0%
639Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2132.5+0%
640Deming, NMNM25,4072.5+0%
641Lebanon, NHNH224,5002.5+0%
642Kenosha, WIWI168,4482.5+0%
643Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1932.5+0%
644Lynchburg, VAVA269,1692.5+0%
645Mountain Home, IDID29,4652.5+0%
646Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1022.5+0%
647Bakersfield, CACA927,0682.5+0%
648Dover, DEDE194,7862.5+0%
649Ames, IAIA128,0902.5+0%
650Wooster, OHOH116,7582.5+0%
651Greensboro, NCNC805,9452.5+0%
652Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7812.5+0%
653Roanoke, VAVA316,5472.5+0%
654Tallahassee, FLFL397,4422.5+0%
655Trenton, NJNJ399,2892.5+0%
656Manchester, NHNH433,4152.5+0%
657Hermiston, OROR93,7212.5+0%
658Red Wing, MNMN48,1952.5+0%
659Scranton, PAPA574,4182.5+0%
660Carbondale, ILIL52,5012.5+0%
661Seaford, DEDE277,1402.5+0%
662Baraboo, WIWI66,6522.5+0%
663Stillwater, OKOK83,8892.5+0%
664Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2952.6+0%
665Big Rapids, MIMI42,3202.6+0%
666Winchester, VAVA152,3322.6+0%
667Faribault, MNMN69,9392.6+0%
668Staunton, VAVA129,6922.6+0%
669Cheyenne, WYWY102,9382.6+0%
670Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2012.6+0%
671Gettysburg, PAPA107,5942.6+0%
672Barre, VTVT59,6522.6+0%
673Murray, KYKY39,4212.6+0%
674Springfield, MOMO500,6942.6+0%
675Akron, OHOH701,7802.6+0%
676Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6912.6+0%
677Cambridge, MDMD33,6282.6+0%
678Ithaca, NYNY104,0472.6+0%
679West Plains, MOMO40,7982.6+0%
680Detroit, MIMI4,390,9132.6+0%
681North Port, FLFL948,1582.6+0%
682Spearfish, SDSD29,4592.6+0%
683Lancaster, PAPA563,1592.6+0%
684Hays, KSKS29,0752.6+0%
685Fallon, NVNV25,8512.6+0%
686Lexington, KYKY535,1742.6+0%
687Columbia, MOMO219,0622.6+0%
688Allentown, PAPA887,6152.6+0%
689Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5512.6+0%
690Daphne, ALAL267,7612.6+0%
691Kingston, NYNY183,3302.6+0%
692Branson, MOMO57,0012.6+0%
693Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822.6+0%
694Hagerstown, MDMD315,2802.6+0%
695Fairbanks, AKAK93,9722.6+0%
696Columbus, OHOH2,242,0282.6+0%
697Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.6+0%
698Charleston, SCSC889,2632.6+0%
699Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832.6+0%
700Statesboro, GAGA97,9772.6+0%
701Brigham City, UTUT70,4052.6+0%
702Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8082.6+0%
703Sterling, COCO20,6542.6+0%
704Watertown, WIWI86,5052.6+0%
705Waynesville, NCNC63,3692.6+0%
706Riverton, WYWY39,4642.6+0%
707Moses Lake, WAWA105,7272.6+0%
708Rutland, VTVT59,6532.6+0%
709Lexington Park, MDMD211,1762.6+0%
710Hudson, NYNY60,1682.7+0%
711Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8502.7+0%
712Lafayette, ININ228,4682.7+0%
713Boise City, IDID864,2432.7+0%
714Johnson City, TNTN216,4162.7+0%
715Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9382.7+0%
716Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0102.7+0%
717Twin Falls, IDID123,9012.7+0%
718Pahrump, NVNV57,3362.7+0%
719Oxford, MSMS71,9722.7+0%
720Vermillion, SDSD15,0312.7+0%
721East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1792.7+0%
722Ruston, LALA48,3602.7+0%
723Alamosa, COCO27,8962.7+0%
724Anchorage, AKAK405,8212.7+0%
725Ruidoso, NMNM19,8442.7+0%
726Gainesville, FLFL359,0362.7+0%
727Nashville, TNTN2,197,4162.7+0%
728Billings, MTMT193,6032.7+0%
729Alexandria, MNMN40,1202.7+0%
730Morgantown, WVWV141,9952.7+0%
731Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.7+0%
732Hanford, CACA154,3272.7+0%
733Crossville, TNTN66,3002.7+0%
734Pinehurst, NCNC110,6192.7+0%
735Cookeville, TNTN152,4772.7+0%
736Great Falls, MTMT85,0292.7+0%
737Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7752.7+0%
738Fort Morgan, COCO30,3062.7+0%
739Aberdeen, WAWA78,1442.7+0%
740Mountain Home, ARAR42,9822.7+0%
741New Orleans, LALA970,8492.7+0%
742Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7202.8+0%
743Klamath Falls, OROR70,2742.8+0%
744Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5272.8+0%
745Miami, FLFL6,391,0722.8+0%
746Burlington, VTVT227,8032.8+0%
747Brevard, NCNC34,2112.8+0%
748Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3772.8+0%
749Athens, OHOH63,1972.8+0%
750Morehead City, NCNC70,4692.8+0%
751Ontario, OROR60,0852.8+0%
752Auburn, ALAL208,0132.8+0%
753Whitewater, WIWI106,1272.8+0%
754College Station, TXTX287,4762.8+0%
755Blacksburg, VAVA181,6162.8+0%
756Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6852.8+0%
757Brainerd, MNMN100,5622.8+0%
758Starkville, MSMS62,0632.8+0%
759La Grande, OROR25,9002.8+0%
760The Dalles, OROR26,3102.8+0%
761Rexburg, IDID69,3802.8+0%
762Ogden, UTUT672,7842.8+0%
763Silver City, NMNM27,2522.8+0%
764Washington, DCDC6,465,7242.8+0%
765Bennington, VTVT36,6302.8+0%
766Visalia, CACA485,1462.8+0%
767Pueblo, COCO169,2772.8+0%
768Portland, MEME577,6352.8+0%
769Asheville, NCNC422,3452.8+0%
770Sheridan, WYWY33,2412.8+0%
771Lewiston, IDID65,4502.9+0%
772Helena, MTMT97,1532.9+0%
773Springfield, MAMA464,3382.9+0%
774Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0472.9+0%
775Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4592.9+0%
776Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092.9+0%
777Madison, WIWI709,6852.9+0%
778Susanville, CACA28,1172.9+0%
779Traverse City, MIMI156,9722.9+0%
780Cañon City, COCO50,0392.9+0%
781Payson, AZAZ53,8012.9+0%
782Sevierville, TNTN101,3422.9+0%
783Baker City, OROR16,6582.9+0%
784Brattleboro, VTVT45,2042.9+0%
785El Centro, CACA181,4112.9+0%
786Iowa City, IAIA182,7112.9+0%
787Wilmington, NCNC492,7722.9+0%
788Pittsfield, MAMA128,2242.9+0%
789Lacey, WAWA304,2613.0+0%
790Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2263.0+0%
791Cody, WYWY31,1713.0+0%
792Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1553.0+0%
793Roseburg, OROR111,9513.0+0%
794Greenfield, MAMA70,6983.0+0%
795Worcester, MAMA888,5023.0+0%
796Spokane, WAWA608,0123.0+0%
797Fresno, CACA1,203,3833.0+0%
798Coos Bay, OROR63,9923.0+0%
799Española, NMNM39,8323.0+0%
800Athens, GAGA224,1483.0+0%
801State College, PAPA157,3933.0+0%
802Chicago, ILIL9,434,1233.0+0%
803Albuquerque, NMNM925,2793.0+0%
804Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2453.0+0%
805Walla Walla, WAWA62,3613.0+0%
806Shelton, WAWA71,1653.0+0%
807Yuba City, CACA187,4783.1+0%
808Riverside, CACA4,769,0073.1+0%
809Bloomington, ININ165,2313.1+0%
810Colorado Springs, COCO781,7963.1+0%
811Petoskey, MIMI33,7753.1+0%
812Charlottesville, VAVA228,5973.1+0%
813Yakima, WAWA259,1853.1+0%
814Lawrence, KSKS120,9203.1+0%
815Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8643.1+0%
816Naples, FLFL417,1313.1+0%
817Modesto, CACA557,7193.1+0%
818Las Vegas, NMNM30,3113.1+0%
819Amherst, MAMA164,0653.1+0%
820Bremerton, WAWA283,3743.1+0%
821Red Bluff, CACA64,6653.1+0%
822Durham, NCNC625,4853.1+0%
823Merced, CACA297,2603.1+0%
824Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493.1+0%
825Nogales, AZAZ50,0203.1+0%
826Longview, WAWA114,8853.1+0%
827Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3773.2+0%
828Grand Junction, COCO162,8453.2+0%
829Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.2+0%
830Reno, NVNV578,7343.2+0%
831Montrose, COCO44,5913.2+0%
832Logan, UTUT160,8893.2+0%
833Centralia, WAWA88,0623.2+0%
834Greeley, COCO378,4263.2+0%
835Salem, OROR445,8143.2+0%
836Vallejo, CACA455,3763.2+0%
837Bend, OROR266,3763.2+0%
838Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3683.3+0%
839Carson, NVNV58,5713.3+0%
840Cedar City, UTUT67,1413.3+0%
841Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2143.3+0%
842Albany, OROR132,8433.3+0%
843Denver, COCO3,092,0373.3+0%
844Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5523.3+0%
845Redding, CACA181,6483.3+0%
846Provo, UTUT773,4263.3+0%
847Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1543.4+0%
848Stockton, CACA823,8153.4+0%
849Sacramento, CACA2,477,2743.4+0%
850Crescent City, CACA26,4103.4+0%
851Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9663.4+0%
852Port Angeles, WAWA78,2023.4+0%
853Kalispell, MTMT115,4293.4+0%
854Fort Collins, COCO377,2923.5+0%
855Easton, MDMD38,2383.5+0%
856Sandpoint, IDID54,4203.5+0%
857St. George, UTUT213,6703.5+0%
858Portland, OROR2,542,2823.5+0%
859Clearlake, CACA67,7723.6+0%
860Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9753.6+0%
861Medford, OROR221,7953.6+0%
862Moscow, IDID41,8423.6+0%
863Chico, CACA209,2113.6+0%
864Wenatchee, WAWA128,4143.7+0%
865Bishop, CACA18,1583.7+0%
866Bozeman, MTMT128,7403.7+0%
867Eugene, OROR381,5843.7+0%
868Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6573.7+0%
869Sonora, CACA53,1603.7+0%
870Missoula, MTMT128,6983.7+0%
871Bellingham, WAWA236,3923.7+0%
872Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4513.8+0%
873Grants Pass, OROR87,8673.8+0%
874Astoria, OROR40,9263.8+0%
875Boston, MAMA5,034,2213.9+0%
876Pullman, WAWA48,5123.9+0%
877Laramie, WYWY38,5583.9+0%
878Barnstable, MAMA233,5393.9+0%
879Seattle, WAWA4,161,8833.9+0%
880Hilo, HIHI210,0433.9+0%
881Hood River, OROR23,7203.9+0%
882Boone, NCNC54,7863.9+0%
883Corvallis, OROR97,7284.0+0%
884Oxnard, CACA830,8514.0+0%
885Santa Fe, NMNM156,9074.0+0%
886Eureka, CACA131,6474.1+0%
887Ellensburg, WAWA48,8034.1+0%
888Boulder, COCO328,5604.1+0%
889Brookings, OROR22,6214.2+0%
890Port Townsend, WAWA33,9704.2+0%
891Heber, UTUT81,6554.2+0%
892Newport, OROR50,6364.2+0%
893New York, NYNY20,112,4484.3+0%
894Durango, COCO56,8984.3+0%
895Truckee, CACA101,9114.3+0%
896Breckenridge, COCO39,0694.4+0%
897San Diego, CACA3,282,2484.5+0%
898Ukiah, CACA88,1224.6+0%
899Key West, FLFL80,4064.6+0%
900Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4414.6+0%
901Taos, NMNM34,5644.7+0%
902Napa, CACA132,9494.7+0%
903Kapaa, HIHI73,4004.8+0%
904Edwards, COCO54,2914.8+0%
905Hailey, IDID32,4364.9+0%
906Kahului, HIHI160,6744.9+0%
907Santa Rosa, CACA486,4445.0+0%
908San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3675.2+0%
909Rifle, COCO80,0995.3+0%
910Salinas, CACA433,7295.3+0%
911Honolulu, HIHI988,7035.3+0%
912Santa Maria, CACA442,0655.7+0%
913San Jose, CACA1,984,4735.7+0%
914Jackson, WYWY36,5875.7+0%
915San Francisco, CACA4,630,0415.7+0%
916Santa Cruz, CACA258,8526.5+0%
917Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2196.9+0%
918Nantucket, MAMA14,75810.5+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES