Which metro area has the lowest afford score?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with 1.0 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by afford score?

Town of Pecos, TX, Borger, TX, Sweetwater, TX, Vernon, TX, Big Spring, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most affordable housing, US metro areas · 2010

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

501Memphis, TNTN1,341,4122.9+29%

502Grand Forks, NDND105,0462.9+26%

503Somerset, KYKY67,3842.9+23%

504Monroe, MIMI156,0042.9+19%

505Brigham City, UTUT70,4052.9+11%

506Bowling Green, KYKY197,1802.9+18%

507Sterling, COCO20,6542.9+11%

508Tifton, GAGA51,2372.9+45%

509Lansing, MIMI479,7222.9+25%

510Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6452.9+22%

511Gulfport, MSMS431,3292.9+35%

512Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.9+12%

513Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.9+27%

514Dalton, GAGA147,8192.9+41%

515Mobile, ALAL411,6582.9+30%

516Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0023.0+21%

517Hickory, NCNC376,8903.0+30%

518Sheboygan, WIWI118,0473.0+29%

519Warrensburg, MOMO56,6703.0+19%

520Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5533.0+34%

521Hermiston, OROR93,7213.0+17%

522Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0973.0+24%

523Detroit, MIMI4,390,9133.0+15%

524Shelbyville, TNTN55,2733.0+38%

525Bainbridge, GAGA29,4323.0+39%

526Holland, MIMI123,1883.0+22%

527Lebanon, PAPA146,3803.0+23%

528LaGrange, GAGA107,0973.0+38%

529Greenville, SCSC1,014,1013.0+26%

530Tullahoma, TNTN69,3393.0+30%

531Baton Rouge, LALA888,6993.0+26%

532Natchitoches, LALA36,0893.0+25%

533Akron, OHOH701,7803.0+16%

534Carbondale, ILIL52,5013.0+18%

535Kennewick, WAWA324,3343.0+26%

536Cleveland, MSMS28,2623.0+37%

537Columbus, GAGA324,8303.0+29%

538Springfield, MOMO500,6943.0+16%

539Seneca, SCSC83,7753.0+38%

540Tahlequah, OKOK49,1963.0+28%

541La Crosse, WIWI171,1823.0+26%

542Louisville, KYKY1,402,5093.0+23%

543Kerrville, TXTX54,0373.0+20%

544Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.0+45%

545Green Bay, WIWI336,7563.0+24%

546Columbus, OHOH2,242,0283.0+15%

547Milledgeville, GAGA44,0293.0+51%

548Pocatello, IDID91,5913.0+27%

549Idaho Falls, IDID173,8513.0+37%

550Ames, IAIA128,0903.0+20%

551Watertown, SDSD29,5623.0+37%

552Champaign, ILIL239,9793.0+31%

553Clewiston, FLFL61,5463.0+74%

554Ludington, MIMI29,0403.0+27%

555Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7753.0+12%

556Picayune, MSMS59,3633.0+34%

557Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0773.0+26%

558Fargo, NDND269,5283.1+28%

559York, PAPA473,1973.1+28%

560Valdosta, GAGA153,2763.1+29%

561Brookings, SDSD37,6353.1+28%

562Vernal, UTUT38,2783.1+28%

563Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2063.1+24%

564Morristown, TNTN128,8673.1+23%

565Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1183.1+27%

566Toccoa, GAGA27,8543.1+23%

567Huntsville, TXTX83,8423.1+44%

568Duluth, MNMN281,2193.1+51%

569Burlington, NCNC186,1773.1+26%

570Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723.1+18%

571Cumberland, MDMD93,6403.1+37%

572Chattanooga, TNTN594,5303.1+35%

573Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0143.1+37%

574Eau Claire, WIWI176,6473.1+32%

575Bangor, MEME157,9673.1+39%

576Cordele, GAGA19,2373.1+29%

577Knoxville, TNTN968,1373.1+27%

578Brenham, TXTX38,2883.1+35%

579Ruston, LALA48,3603.1+17%

580Vermillion, SDSD15,0313.1+17%

581Lewisburg, PAPA42,3133.1+31%

582Jacksonville, NCNC217,1753.2+36%

583Palatka, FLFL77,7343.2+64%

584Cookeville, TNTN152,4773.2+16%

585Menomonie, WIWI46,2233.2+33%

586Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843.2+47%

587Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063.2+16%

588Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8303.2+26%

589Arcadia, FLFL37,0783.2+75%

590Willmar, MNMN44,7203.2+38%

591Niles, MIMI152,4443.2+32%

592Reading, PAPA440,0723.2+36%

593Greensboro, NCNC805,9453.2+27%

594Rapid City, SDSD156,9343.2+45%

595Glens Falls, NYNY124,3733.2+42%

596Othello, WAWA21,4883.2+37%

597Richmond, KYKY131,8063.2+29%

598Cheyenne, WYWY102,9383.2+26%

599Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4043.2+47%

600Troy, ALAL33,6883.2+41%

601Lexington, KYKY535,1743.2+23%

602Austin, TXTX2,620,9453.2+29%

603Augusta, MEME129,0673.2+40%

604Jefferson, GAGA99,2653.2+45%

605Johnson City, TNTN216,4163.2+21%

606Lakeland, FLFL874,7903.2+67%

607Farmington, NMNM120,3403.2+42%

608Mankato, MNMN104,9073.2+33%

609Columbia, MOMO219,0623.2+24%

610Starkville, MSMS62,0633.3+16%

611Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7953.3+30%

612Greenville, NCNC182,9363.3+31%

613Racine, WIWI198,9193.3+42%

614St. Simons, GAGA118,5243.3+43%

615North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.3+39%

616Ogden, UTUT672,7843.3+15%

617Deming, NMNM25,4073.3+30%

618Cleveland, TNTN134,0573.3+33%

619Manhattan, KSKS136,1223.3+34%

620Kingsland, GAGA60,1433.3+70%

621Española, NMNM39,8323.3+9%

622Iowa City, IAIA182,7113.3+12%

623Morgantown, WVWV141,9953.3+22%

624Baraboo, WIWI66,6523.3+30%

625Roanoke, VAVA316,5473.3+31%

626Mountain Home, IDID29,4653.3+31%

627Fayetteville, ARAR622,1773.3+37%

628Ontario, OROR60,0853.3+19%

629Bemidji, MNMN47,0553.3+49%

630Moses Lake, WAWA105,7273.3+25%

631Slidell, LALA279,1083.3+37%

632New Bern, NCNC127,3583.3+41%

633Big Rapids, MIMI42,3203.3+30%

634Albany, NYNY915,8353.3+39%

635Nashville, TNTN2,197,4163.3+24%

636Mountain Home, ARAR42,9823.3+21%

637Riverton, WYWY39,4643.3+26%

638Newport, TNTN37,8893.3+34%

639Ithaca, NYNY104,0473.3+29%

640Watertown, WIWI86,5053.3+26%

641Stillwater, OKOK83,8893.3+31%

642Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1823.3+28%

643Kenosha, WIWI168,4483.4+33%

644Auburn, ALAL208,0133.4+21%

645Lynchburg, VAVA269,1693.4+34%

646Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7203.4+22%

647Lancaster, PAPA563,1593.4+30%

648St. Cloud, MNMN205,8543.4+40%

649Pensacola, FLFL544,9493.4+46%

650Show Low, AZAZ109,9463.4+39%

651Las Vegas, NMNM30,3113.4+9%

652Branson, MOMO57,0013.4+29%

653Casper, WYWY80,5263.4+53%

654Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8503.4+29%

655Silver City, NMNM27,2523.4+20%

656Red Wing, MNMN48,1953.4+35%

657Hammond, LALA141,3463.4+38%

658Chambersburg, PAPA160,6523.4+46%

659Gainesville, GAGA226,5683.4+39%

660Hot Springs, ARAR99,6953.4+42%

661Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3323.5+38%

662College Station, TXTX287,4763.5+24%

663Pueblo, COCO169,2773.5+22%

664Great Falls, MTMT85,0293.5+27%

665Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.5+52%

666Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6913.5+35%

667Billings, MTMT193,6033.5+29%

668Twin Falls, IDID123,9013.5+30%

669Sebring, FLFL111,1223.5+70%

670Yakima, WAWA259,1853.5+13%

671Thomasville, GAGA72,9583.5+58%

672Lewiston, MEME116,4873.5+44%

673Lake City, FLFL74,0943.5+71%

674Greeley, COCO378,4263.5+9%

675Traverse City, MIMI156,9723.5+22%

676Yuma, AZAZ224,4493.5+58%

677Oxford, MSMS71,9723.5+32%

678Daphne, ALAL267,7613.5+35%

679Gettysburg, PAPA107,5943.6+38%

680Okeechobee, FLFL42,6083.6+69%

681Anchorage, AKAK405,8213.6+33%

682Barre, VTVT59,6523.6+39%

683Faribault, MNMN69,9393.6+40%

684La Grande, OROR25,9003.6+28%

685Baker City, OROR16,6583.6+23%

686Bloomington, ININ165,2313.6+17%

687Panama City, FLFL231,1743.6+55%

688Cornelia, GAGA50,4163.6+45%

689Winona, MNMN50,5233.6+45%

690Savannah, GAGA438,3143.6+57%

691Athens, OHOH63,1973.6+30%

692Alamosa, COCO27,8963.6+35%

693Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4973.6+50%

694Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5273.6+31%

695Whitewater, WIWI106,1273.6+31%

696Crossville, TNTN66,3003.6+35%

697East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1793.6+36%

698Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0413.6+53%

699Fallon, NVNV25,8513.6+40%

700Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0103.7+37%

701Lewiston, IDID65,4503.7+28%

702Rutland, VTVT59,6533.7+38%

703Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2143.7+12%

704Spearfish, SDSD29,4593.7+41%

705Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5003.7+68%

706Madison, WIWI709,6853.7+27%

707Statesboro, GAGA97,9773.7+40%

708Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2953.7+44%

709Petoskey, MIMI33,7753.7+21%

710Helena, MTMT97,1533.7+31%

711Ocala, FLFL442,6603.7+70%

712Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6663.7+63%

713Richmond, VAVA1,389,3383.7+60%

714State College, PAPA157,3933.7+24%

715Las Cruces, NMNM229,0913.7+51%

716Keene, NHNH78,2693.7+53%

717Sevierville, TNTN101,3423.7+29%

718Boise City, IDID864,2433.8+41%

719Albuquerque, NMNM925,2793.8+24%

720Palm Bay, FLFL663,9823.8+73%

721Aberdeen, WAWA78,1443.8+38%

722Staunton, VAVA129,6923.8+49%

723Ruidoso, NMNM19,8443.8+42%

724Allentown, PAPA887,6153.8+46%

725Salisbury, MDMD131,8723.8+60%

726Logan, UTUT160,8893.8+19%

727Waynesville, NCNC63,3693.8+45%

728Durham, NCNC625,4853.8+23%

729Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8083.8+46%

730Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1183.8+57%

731Blacksburg, VAVA181,6163.8+38%

732Lawrence, KSKS120,9203.9+25%

733Colorado Springs, COCO781,7963.9+26%

734Juneau city and, AKAK31,6093.9+34%

735Crestview, FLFL315,0983.9+65%

736Concord, NHNH158,0783.9+63%

737Pinehurst, NCNC110,6193.9+43%

738Lebanon, NHNH224,5003.9+54%

739Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2013.9+51%

740New Orleans, LALA970,8493.9+41%

741Monticello, NYNY80,5863.9+59%

742Manchester, NHNH433,4153.9+53%

743Dover, DEDE194,7863.9+55%

744Alexandria, MNMN40,1203.9+45%

745Athens, GAGA224,1483.9+29%

746Pahrump, NVNV57,3363.9+47%

747Ketchikan, AKAK13,5493.9+26%

748Albany, OROR132,8433.9+20%

749Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5513.9+51%

750Tampa, FLFL3,418,8954.0+75%

751Spokane, WAWA608,0124.0+33%

752Hudson, NYNY60,1684.0+51%

753Charleston, SCSC889,2634.0+53%

754Denver, COCO3,092,0374.0+23%

755Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3774.0+28%

756Cañon City, COCO50,0394.0+39%

757Tallahassee, FLFL397,4424.0+59%

758Nogales, AZAZ50,0204.1+30%

759Klamath Falls, OROR70,2744.1+47%

760Provo, UTUT773,4264.1+22%

761Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9124.1+73%

762Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2124.1+70%

763Cody, WYWY31,1714.1+38%

764Burlington, VTVT227,8034.2+50%

765Payson, AZAZ53,8014.2+43%

766Asheville, NCNC422,3454.2+46%

767Hagerstown, MDMD315,2804.2+59%

768Longview, WAWA114,8854.2+33%

769Sebastian, FLFL172,7994.2+81%

770Bennington, VTVT36,6304.2+48%

771Springfield, MAMA464,3384.2+47%

772Chicago, ILIL9,434,1234.2+39%

773Kingston, NYNY183,3304.2+60%

774Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2134.2+67%

775Lexington Park, MDMD211,1764.2+59%

776Cape Coral, FLFL875,6074.2+76%

777Laconia, NHNH65,1474.2+77%

778Lacey, WAWA304,2614.2+43%

779Rexburg, IDID69,3804.2+50%

780Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9384.2+59%

781Brainerd, MNMN100,5624.2+52%

782Grand Junction, COCO162,8454.2+34%

783Pittsfield, MAMA128,2244.2+44%

784Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7214.3+76%

785Deltona, FLFL746,9334.3+78%

786Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7814.3+69%

787Greenfield, MAMA70,6984.3+43%

788The Villages, FLFL157,7724.3+84%

789Walla Walla, WAWA62,3614.3+41%

790Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1024.3+70%

791Centralia, WAWA88,0624.3+34%

792Brevard, NCNC34,2114.3+55%

793Portland, MEME577,6354.3+52%

794Susanville, CACA28,1174.3+49%

795Montrose, COCO44,5914.3+35%

796Orlando, FLFL2,957,6724.3+82%

797Trenton, NJNJ399,2894.3+71%

798Wilmington, NCNC492,7724.4+48%

799Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6854.4+56%

800Fort Collins, COCO377,2924.4+26%

801Winchester, VAVA152,3324.4+71%

802Brattleboro, VTVT45,2044.4+49%

803Gainesville, FLFL359,0364.4+64%

804Sheridan, WYWY33,2414.4+55%

805Amherst, MAMA164,0654.4+42%

806Worcester, MAMA888,5024.4+48%

807Laramie, WYWY38,5584.4+14%

808Salem, OROR445,8144.5+38%

809Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1554.5+50%

810The Dalles, OROR26,3104.5+59%

811Shelton, WAWA71,1654.5+48%

812Morehead City, NCNC70,4694.5+62%

813Hanford, CACA154,3274.5+68%

814Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0834.5+72%

815Cambridge, MDMD33,6284.5+76%

816Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3774.6+64%

817Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2264.6+54%

818Bakersfield, CACA927,0684.6+83%

819North Port, FLFL948,1584.6+79%

820Roseburg, OROR111,9514.7+57%

821Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8644.7+54%

822Wenatchee, WAWA128,4144.8+30%

823Seaford, DEDE277,1404.8+88%

824Bremerton, WAWA283,3744.8+54%

825St. George, UTUT213,6704.8+36%

826Visalia, CACA485,1464.8+70%

827Cedar City, UTUT67,1414.8+48%

828Washington, DCDC6,465,7245.0+75%

829Moscow, IDID41,8425.0+37%

830El Centro, CACA181,4115.0+69%

831Yuba City, CACA187,4785.0+64%

832Pullman, WAWA48,5125.0+30%

833Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9665.1+48%

834Portland, OROR2,542,2825.1+43%

835Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9755.1+41%

836Charlottesville, VAVA228,5975.1+66%

837Kalispell, MTMT115,4295.2+50%

838Reno, NVNV578,7345.2+61%

839Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0475.2+81%

840Carson, NVNV58,5715.2+59%

841Coos Bay, OROR63,9925.2+73%

842Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3685.2+60%

843Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4595.2+82%

844Providence, RIRI1,708,1615.3+65%

845Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5525.3+62%

846Eugene, OROR381,5845.4+46%

847Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6575.4+45%

848Miami, FLFL6,391,0725.4+95%

849Missoula, MTMT128,6985.4+46%

850Port Angeles, WAWA78,2025.4+58%

851Boulder, COCO328,5605.4+32%

852Corvallis, OROR97,7285.5+38%

853Boston, MAMA5,034,2215.5+42%

854Merced, CACA297,2605.5+76%

855Seattle, WAWA4,161,8835.5+42%

856Bozeman, MTMT128,7405.5+51%

857Santa Fe, NMNM156,9075.5+38%

858Modesto, CACA557,7195.6+81%

859Easton, MDMD38,2385.6+61%

860Fresno, CACA1,203,3835.6+87%

861Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4515.6+48%

862Sandpoint, IDID54,4205.6+60%

863Riverside, CACA4,769,0075.7+86%

864Vallejo, CACA455,3765.7+76%

865Bend, OROR266,3765.7+76%

866Heber, UTUT81,6555.7+37%

867Red Bluff, CACA64,6655.8+87%

868Stockton, CACA823,8155.9+73%

869Sacramento, CACA2,477,2745.9+73%

870Bellingham, WAWA236,3926.0+60%

871Taos, NMNM34,5646.0+28%

872Astoria, OROR40,9266.0+57%

873Hood River, OROR23,7206.0+53%

874Durango, COCO56,8986.1+40%

875Redding, CACA181,6486.1+85%

876Chico, CACA209,2116.1+69%

877Naples, FLFL417,1316.2+99%

878Newport, OROR50,6366.2+48%

879Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1546.2+84%

880Medford, OROR221,7956.2+72%

881Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2456.3+109%

882Breckenridge, COCO39,0696.4+46%

883Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036.4+56%

884Rifle, COCO80,0996.5+22%

885Bishop, CACA18,1586.5+76%

886Barnstable, MAMA233,5396.5+68%

887Hilo, HIHI210,0436.6+68%

888Grants Pass, OROR87,8676.7+75%

889Crescent City, CACA26,4106.7+95%

890Port Townsend, WAWA33,9706.7+61%

891Clearlake, CACA67,7726.7+89%

892Boone, NCNC54,7866.8+72%

893Hailey, IDID32,4366.8+41%

894Sonora, CACA53,1607.0+89%

895Brookings, OROR22,6217.1+72%

896New York, NYNY20,112,4487.3+70%

897Edwards, COCO54,2917.4+55%

898Oxnard, CACA830,8517.5+89%

899San Diego, CACA3,282,2487.7+71%

900Truckee, CACA101,9117.8+79%

901Honolulu, HIHI988,7038.0+51%

902San Jose, CACA1,984,4738.1+42%

903Eureka, CACA131,6478.1+97%

904Santa Rosa, CACA486,4448.3+66%

905Napa, CACA132,9498.5+81%

906San Francisco, CACA4,630,0418.8+54%

907Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4418.9+92%

908San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3679.0+74%

909Jackson, WYWY36,5879.0+59%

910Kapaa, HIHI73,4009.3+96%

911Key West, FLFL80,4069.4+102%

912Ukiah, CACA88,1229.4+105%

913Salinas, CACA433,7299.6+81%

914Santa Maria, CACA442,0659.6+70%

915Kahului, HIHI160,6749.6+97%

916Santa Cruz, CACA258,8529.9+52%

917Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21910.9+58%

918Nantucket, MAMA14,75812.0+14%

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