RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

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). Town of Pecos, TX leads at 1.0. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 18 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.0+0%

02Andrews, TXTX18,9141.1+0%

03Pampa, TXTX21,7861.2+0%

04Borger, TXTX19,6331.2+0%

05Big Spring, TXTX30,5041.2+0%

06Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171.4+0%

07Odessa, TXTX173,8011.4+0%

08Snyder, TXTX16,1621.4+0%

09Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5991.4+0%

10Alice, TXTX45,3831.4+0%

11Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7911.5+0%

12Zapata, TXTX13,7531.5+0%

13Raymondville, TXTX19,9711.5+0%

14Centralia, ILIL36,3821.5+0%

15Dumas, TXTX21,8911.5+0%

16Camden, ARAR26,3631.5+0%

17Brownwood, TXTX38,7111.6+0%

18Douglas, GAGA52,8611.6+0%

19Vernon, TXTX12,4811.6+0%

20Hobbs, NMNM74,7491.6+0%

21Hereford, TXTX18,6261.6+0%

22Danville, ILIL71,2591.6+0%

23Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.6+0%

24Arkansas City, KSKS34,3821.6+0%

25Uvalde, TXTX24,9631.6+0%

26Beaumont, TXTX399,3101.6+0%

27Bradford, PAPA38,9841.6+0%

28Moberly, MOMO24,5131.7+0%

29El Dorado, ARAR36,9261.7+0%

30Plainview, TXTX36,7001.7+0%

31Atchison, KSKS16,1721.7+0%

32Great Bend, KSKS24,7901.7+0%

33Abilene, TXTX185,4291.7+0%

34Lufkin, TXTX88,1541.7+0%

35Bonham, TXTX39,2651.7+0%

36Taylorville, ILIL33,4431.7+0%

37Fort Madison, IAIA32,3061.7+0%

38Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2111.7+0%

39Madisonville, KYKY45,1271.7+0%

40Williston, NDND41,7671.7+0%

41Beeville, TXTX32,5151.7+0%

42Dodge City, KSKS33,9931.7+0%

43DeRidder, LALA36,6731.7+0%

44Guymon, OKOK20,3221.7+0%

45Jesup, GAGA32,4811.7+0%

46Liberal, KSKS21,0731.7+0%

47Canton, ILIL32,9011.7+0%

48Kingsville, TXTX30,3151.7+0%

49Oil City, PAPA49,3461.7+0%

50Woodward, OKOK19,8271.7+0%

51Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4481.7+0%

52Paris, TXTX63,3191.7+0%

53Warren, PAPA37,0381.7+0%

54Clewiston, FLFL61,5461.7+0%

55Midland, TXTX193,1391.7+0%

56Ponca City, OKOK43,4901.8+0%

57Jacksonville, TXTX53,3371.8+0%

58El Campo, TXTX42,0601.8+0%

59Bay City, TXTX36,4631.8+0%

60Olean, NYNY75,3901.8+0%

61Palestine, TXTX59,8051.8+0%

62Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371.8+0%

63Peru, ININ34,4871.8+0%

64Gallup, NMNM68,1191.8+0%

65Magnolia, ARAR21,8941.8+0%

66Victoria, TXTX99,8641.8+0%

67Wahpeton, NDND23,0191.8+0%

68Corsicana, TXTX57,1811.8+0%

69Corning, NYNY91,8551.8+0%

70Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761.8+0%

71Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1471.8+0%

72Enid, OKOK61,7791.8+0%

73Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.8+0%

74McAlester, OKOK43,3201.8+0%

75Lexington, NENE26,2551.8+0%

76Malvern, ARAR33,4511.8+0%

77Worthington, MNMN22,3381.8+0%

78Batesville, ARAR38,7851.8+0%

79Decatur, ILIL99,3001.8+0%

80Burlington, IAIA44,0611.8+0%

81Arcadia, FLFL37,0781.8+0%

82Waycross, GAGA57,6701.8+0%

83Elmira, NYNY80,4151.8+0%

84Duncan, OKOK44,3101.8+0%

85Logansport, ININ37,8361.8+0%

86Sherman, TXTX153,6131.8+0%

87Massena, NYNY105,4881.8+0%

88Minden, LALA34,9481.8+0%

89Miami, OKOK30,4381.8+0%

90Kennett, MOMO26,8551.8+0%

91Brownsville, TXTX433,9461.8+0%

92Fairmont, MNMN19,4401.8+0%

93McAllen, TXTX921,5491.9+0%

94Gillette, WYWY48,1451.9+0%

95Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8801.9+0%

96Marshalltown, IAIA39,8901.9+0%

97Hutchinson, KSKS61,5391.9+0%

98Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8381.9+0%

99Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491.9+0%

100Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081.9+0%

101Wichita, KSKS663,8091.9+0%

102Jamestown, NYNY124,1261.9+0%

103Texarkana, TXTX146,8161.9+0%

104Del Rio, TXTX47,8351.9+0%

105Sterling, ILIL54,1211.9+0%

106Rockingham, NCNC42,0411.9+0%

107Gloversville, NYNY52,2161.9+0%

108Marion, ININ66,5241.9+0%

109Lumberton, NCNC119,9411.9+0%

110Elk City, OKOK22,1591.9+0%

111Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1911.9+0%

112Shawnee, OKOK75,1021.9+0%

113Huron, SDSD19,6241.9+0%

114Dublin, GAGA60,3511.9+0%

115San Angelo, TXTX122,0651.9+0%

116Jamestown, NDND21,4141.9+0%

117Blytheville, ARAR37,8281.9+0%

118Laurel, MSMS82,2811.9+0%

119DuBois, PAPA78,1001.9+0%

120Van Wert, OHOH29,0131.9+0%

121Summerville, GAGA25,3001.9+0%

122Macomb, ILIL25,9161.9+0%

123Pontiac, ILIL35,0571.9+0%

124Henderson, KYKY57,1841.9+0%

125Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831.9+0%

126Athens, TXTX88,5951.9+0%

127Evanston, WYWY23,4151.9+0%

128San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401.9+0%

129Defiance, OHOH38,2921.9+0%

130Lincoln, ILIL27,1821.9+0%

131Carlsbad, NMNM62,5091.9+0%

132Ardmore, OKOK48,9101.9+0%

133Longview, TXTX297,3151.9+0%

134Mitchell, SDSD25,9131.9+0%

135Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0991.9+0%

136Hastings, NENE40,5771.9+0%

137Marion, ILIL67,2251.9+0%

138Houston, TXTX7,904,6271.9+0%

139Altus, OKOK24,7641.9+0%

140Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0631.9+0%

141Americus, GAGA33,3941.9+0%

142Marshall, MOMO23,2651.9+0%

143Palatka, FLFL77,7341.9+0%

144Aberdeen, SDSD41,5831.9+0%

145Amarillo, TXTX276,2351.9+0%

146Topeka, KSKS233,0521.9+0%

147Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811.9+0%

148Kingsland, GAGA60,1431.9+0%

149Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5751.9+0%

150Durant, OKOK51,3671.9+0%

151Lakeland, FLFL874,7901.9+0%

152Talladega, ALAL91,7641.9+0%

153Forrest City, ARAR21,8001.9+0%

154Waco, TXTX308,8071.9+0%

155Clinton, IAIA46,0021.9+0%

156Watertown, NYNY111,5401.9+0%

157Auburn, ININ44,5351.9+0%

158Gainesville, TXTX44,4611.9+0%

159Auburn, NYNY74,3651.9+0%

160Moultrie, GAGA47,4381.9+0%

161Wabash, ININ30,7131.9+0%

162Scottsboro, ALAL54,2811.9+0%

163Columbus, NENE46,5832.0+0%

164Vidalia, GAGA36,1802.0+0%

165Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.0+0%

166Pottsville, PAPA145,0852.0+0%

167Lubbock, TXTX368,4312.0+0%

168Warner Robins, GAGA208,0912.0+0%

169Ottawa, KSKS26,2992.0+0%

170Ozark, ALAL49,9122.0+0%

171Houghton, MIMI40,0282.0+0%

172Muscatine, IAIA41,8532.0+0%

173Lake Charles, LALA244,6552.0+0%

174Gaffney, SCSC58,2752.0+0%

175Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0602.0+0%

176Union City, TNTN30,0672.0+0%

177Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672.0+0%

178Meridian, MSMS85,4192.0+0%

179Garden City, KSKS37,5052.0+0%

180Roswell, NMNM63,3642.0+0%

181Marion, OHOH65,1152.0+0%

182Huntington, ININ37,2242.0+0%

183Marinette, WIWI65,5152.0+0%

184Freeport, ILIL43,2202.0+0%

185Rock Springs, WYWY41,2672.0+0%

186Pierre, SDSD20,5882.0+0%

187Marion, NCNC45,1982.0+0%

188Sikeston, MOMO49,9782.0+0%

189Kokomo, ININ83,9042.0+0%

190Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462.0+0%

191Milledgeville, GAGA44,0292.0+0%

192Florence, SCSC201,3922.0+0%

193Muskogee, OKOK66,7082.0+0%

194Weirton, WVWV112,4682.0+0%

195Vicksburg, MSMS41,7592.0+0%

196Searcy, ARAR80,0852.0+0%

197Sumter, SCSC105,0672.0+0%

198Emporia, KSKS34,8382.0+0%

199Mayfield, KYKY37,0502.0+0%

200Corinth, MSMS34,5692.0+0%

201Vincennes, ININ35,6522.0+0%

202Thomaston, GAGA28,5002.0+0%

203Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772.0+0%

204Killeen, TXTX511,4972.0+0%

205McPherson, KSKS30,0642.0+0%

206Weatherford, OKOK39,0592.0+0%

207Tifton, GAGA51,2372.0+0%

208Utica, NYNY285,6112.0+0%

209Greenville, MSMS40,4462.0+0%

210Laurinburg, NCNC33,3222.0+0%

211Connersville, ININ23,5332.0+0%

212Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.0+0%

213Austin, MNMN40,9712.0+0%

214Terre Haute, ININ169,2412.0+0%

215Granbury, TXTX70,5012.0+0%

216Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.0+0%

217Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.0+0%

218Dixon, ILIL32,9142.0+0%

219Springfield, ILIL206,0332.0+0%

220Syracuse, NYNY652,2732.0+0%

221Alma, MIMI41,1902.0+0%

222Batavia, NYNY58,4162.0+0%

223Dickinson, NDND39,1422.0+0%

224Davenport, IAIA380,4522.0+0%

225Houma, LALA199,6682.0+0%

226Bedford, ININ45,5682.0+0%

227Peoria, ILIL363,5052.0+0%

228Fort Wayne, ININ466,2582.0+0%

229Russellville, ARAR84,9322.0+0%

230Fort Payne, ALAL74,0852.0+0%

231Hannibal, MOMO38,9692.0+0%

232Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8132.0+0%

233Pikeville, KYKY89,1222.0+0%

234Lake City, FLFL74,0942.0+0%

235Paragould, ARAR47,4112.1+0%

236Mason City, IAIA49,7102.1+0%

237Pella, IAIA34,1922.1+0%

238Sebring, FLFL111,1222.1+0%

239Quincy, ILIL74,1462.1+0%

240Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402.1+0%

241Tyler, TXTX252,5492.1+0%

242Waterloo, IAIA169,1892.1+0%

243Duluth, MNMN281,2192.1+0%

244St. Marys, PAPA29,9262.1+0%

245Tupelo, MSMS133,1672.1+0%

246Joplin, MOMO208,7962.1+0%

247Oxford, ALAL115,8342.1+0%

248Effingham, ILIL44,7272.1+0%

249Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.1+0%

250Lawton, OKOK127,5902.1+0%

251New Iberia, LALA66,8462.1+0%

252Mexico, MOMO24,5282.1+0%

253St. Joseph, MOMO119,1702.1+0%

254Carroll, IAIA20,3032.1+0%

255Calhoun, GAGA61,7012.1+0%

256Bluefield, WVWV96,1382.1+0%

257Augusta, GAGA641,2312.1+0%

258Warsaw, ININ80,8922.1+0%

259Jasper, ININ44,0162.1+0%

260Enterprise, ALAL56,9532.1+0%

261Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.1+0%

262Yankton, SDSD23,6352.1+0%

263Jackson, MSMS609,8472.1+0%

264Plymouth, ININ46,5992.1+0%

265Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3022.1+0%

266Beatrice, NENE21,7112.1+0%

267Dalton, GAGA147,8192.1+0%

268Battle Creek, MIMI133,4082.1+0%

269Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1382.1+0%

270Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.1+0%

271Little Rock, ARAR777,6072.1+0%

272Ottawa, ILIL145,9022.1+0%

273Frankfort, ININ33,3222.1+0%

274Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2852.1+0%

275Kendallville, ININ47,9372.1+0%

276Albany, GAGA145,5102.1+0%

277Newberry, SCSC39,5612.1+0%

278Meadville, PAPA81,7922.1+0%

279Brookhaven, MSMS35,0122.1+0%

280Dothan, ALAL156,2662.1+0%

281Okeechobee, FLFL42,6082.1+0%

282Manitowoc, WIWI81,7102.1+0%

283Rockford, ILIL337,2422.1+0%

284Monticello, ININ25,1642.1+0%

285Midland, MIMI83,7542.1+0%

286North Platte, NENE33,9722.1+0%

287Greenwood, SCSC95,2152.1+0%

288Fairmont, WVWV55,5842.1+0%

289Sayre, PAPA59,6002.1+0%

290Marshall, MNMN25,6842.1+0%

291Alexander City, ALAL40,9532.1+0%

292Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092.1+0%

293Spencer, IAIA16,2022.1+0%

294Clarksburg, WVWV88,1422.1+0%

295Bismarck, NDND139,7502.1+0%

296Sedalia, MOMO44,2542.1+0%

297Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2732.1+0%

298Appleton, WIWI249,8762.1+0%

299Minot, NDND75,6942.1+0%

300Beckley, WVWV109,9402.1+0%

301Rochester, NYNY1,056,1492.1+0%

302Seymour, ININ47,3702.1+0%

303Marquette, MIMI68,0642.1+0%

304Wausau, WIWI139,4322.1+0%

305Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.1+0%

306Tiffin, OHOH54,5222.1+0%

307Sparta, WIWI46,5722.1+0%

308Gadsden, ALAL103,8862.1+0%

309Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8232.1+0%

310Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9042.1+0%

311South Bend, ININ324,5382.1+0%

312Clovis, NMNM65,2702.1+0%

313Decatur, ININ36,6502.1+0%

314Washington, ININ34,2092.1+0%

315Norfolk, NENE49,2282.1+0%

316Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.1+0%

317New Ulm, MNMN25,5172.1+0%

318Cortland, NYNY45,8502.1+0%

319Evansville, ININ273,7862.1+0%

320Bainbridge, GAGA29,4322.1+0%

321Hinesville, GAGA91,8702.1+0%

322Des Moines, IAIA758,5392.1+0%

323Rice Lake, WIWI46,4842.1+0%

324Muncie, ININ113,1062.1+0%

325Shelbyville, TNTN55,2732.1+0%

326Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.1+0%

327Elkhart, ININ208,7742.1+0%

328Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9382.1+0%

329St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212.1+0%

330Huntsville, TXTX83,8422.2+0%

331Crawfordsville, ININ38,9542.2+0%

332Shreveport, LALA383,4742.2+0%

333Owensboro, KYKY113,9622.2+0%

334Huntingdon, PAPA43,0012.2+0%

335Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492.2+0%

336El Paso, TXTX881,2912.2+0%

337Janesville, WIWI166,4722.2+0%

338LaGrange, GAGA107,0972.2+0%

339Frankfort, KYKY77,8742.2+0%

340Farmington, MOMO67,8092.2+0%

341Decatur, ALAL160,3262.2+0%

342Bay City, MIMI102,1232.2+0%

343Altoona, PAPA119,5412.2+0%

344Le Mars, IAIA25,6972.2+0%

345Paducah, KYKY102,2592.2+0%

346Somerset, PAPA72,0042.2+0%

347Flint, MIMI401,0932.2+0%

348Gulfport, MSMS431,3292.2+0%

349Hermitage, PAPA107,8602.2+0%

350Escanaba, MIMI36,5822.2+0%

351Hillsdale, MIMI45,7382.2+0%

352Bucyrus, OHOH41,8962.2+0%

353Seneca, SCSC83,7752.2+0%

354Ada, OKOK38,5282.2+0%

355Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.2+0%

356Lima, OHOH100,8812.2+0%

357Bogalusa, LALA44,9372.2+0%

358Columbus, MSMS67,1442.2+0%

359Elko, NVNV56,6822.2+0%

360Salina, KSKS59,1212.2+0%

361Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5002.2+0%

362Greensburg, ININ26,5762.2+0%

363Jackson, TNTN184,5692.2+0%

364Oshkosh, WIWI174,2182.2+0%

365Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4042.2+0%

366Grand Island, NENE78,0762.2+0%

367Jefferson City, MOMO152,7122.2+0%

368Palm Bay, FLFL663,9822.2+0%

369Celina, OHOH42,7372.2+0%

370Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.2+0%

371Springfield, OHOH135,3402.2+0%

372Cleveland, MSMS28,2622.2+0%

373Fremont, OHOH58,6552.2+0%

374Huntsville, ALAL556,4442.2+0%

375Charleston, ILIL46,6072.2+0%

376Ocala, FLFL442,6602.2+0%

377Monroe, LALA222,3902.2+0%

378Jonesboro, ARAR139,4402.2+0%

379Saginaw, MIMI187,6882.2+0%

380Urbana, OHOH38,8202.2+0%

381Chillicothe, OHOH76,4292.2+0%

382Cambridge, OHOH38,3792.2+0%

383Shelby, NCNC103,3252.2+0%

384Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812.2+0%

385Sidney, OHOH48,0652.2+0%

386Grenada, MSMS30,2222.2+0%

387Charleston, WVWV200,1702.2+0%

388Fremont, NENE38,0572.2+0%

389Thomasville, GAGA72,9582.2+0%

390Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202.2+0%

391Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252.2+0%

392Clarksville, TNTN349,0012.2+0%

393Platteville, WIWI52,4462.2+0%

394Spartanburg, SCSC407,6562.2+0%

395Columbia, SCSC879,9182.2+0%

396Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5532.2+0%

397Lewisburg, TNTN38,0712.2+0%

398Huntington, WVWV365,9652.2+0%

399Idaho Falls, IDID173,8512.2+0%

400Kinston, NCNC55,8372.2+0%

401Scottsbluff, NENE36,2722.2+0%

402Rapid City, SDSD156,9342.2+0%

403Alexandria, LALA147,9522.2+0%

404Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4862.2+0%

405Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6822.2+0%

406Martin, TNTN33,2612.2+0%

407Parkersburg, WVWV87,2642.2+0%

408Watertown, SDSD29,5622.2+0%

409Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.2+0%

410Madison, ININ33,2792.2+0%

411Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6692.2+0%

412New Castle, ININ49,1372.2+0%

413Muskegon, MIMI177,9012.2+0%

414Stephenville, TXTX43,9112.2+0%

415Coshocton, OHOH37,1882.2+0%

416Fayetteville, TNTN36,8532.2+0%

417Casper, WYWY80,5262.2+0%

418Findlay, OHOH75,0342.2+0%

419Marietta, OHOH58,3892.2+0%

420Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.2+0%

421Natchez, MSMS54,7222.2+0%

422Winchester, TNTN45,5792.2+0%

423Bemidji, MNMN47,0552.2+0%

424Franklin, KYKY20,7882.2+0%

425Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682.2+0%

426Michigan City, ININ111,2942.2+0%

427Jefferson, GAGA99,2652.2+0%

428Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6382.2+0%

429Jackson, MIMI159,5522.2+0%

430Eufaula, ALAL26,8612.2+0%

431Omaha, NENE1,009,8362.2+0%

432Russellville, ALAL32,4492.2+0%

433Rochester, MNMN231,1842.2+0%

434Shawano, WIWI45,7592.2+0%

435Youngstown, OHOH423,6782.2+0%

436Angola, ININ34,7992.2+0%

437Washington, NCNC44,6702.2+0%

438Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922.2+0%

439Yuma, AZAZ224,4492.2+0%

440Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.2+0%

441Blackfoot, IDID51,1532.2+0%

442Cedartown, GAGA45,5142.2+0%

443Lewistown, PAPA46,1272.2+0%

444Columbus, ININ85,7292.2+0%

445Morgan City, LALA46,5522.2+0%

446Martinsville, VAVA63,0912.2+0%

447Montgomery, ALAL388,7472.2+0%

448Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6662.3+0%

449Erie, PAPA265,8322.3+0%

450Memphis, TNTN1,341,4122.3+0%

451Fayetteville, NCNC395,4122.3+0%

452Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6532.3+0%

453Stevens Point, WIWI71,9432.3+0%

454Bangor, MEME157,9672.3+0%

455Glens Falls, NYNY124,3732.3+0%

456Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.3+0%

457McComb, MSMS52,6402.3+0%

458Indiana, PAPA82,8782.3+0%

459Tampa, FLFL3,418,8952.3+0%

460Henderson, NCNC42,6382.3+0%

461Greenwood, MSMS34,9122.3+0%

462Hickory, NCNC376,8902.3+0%

463Cumberland, MDMD93,6402.3+0%

464Sunbury, PAPA107,7882.3+0%

465Goldsboro, NCNC122,2782.3+0%

466Picayune, MSMS59,3632.3+0%

467Mobile, ALAL411,6582.3+0%

468Paris, TNTN32,8962.3+0%

469Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.3+0%

470Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0142.3+0%

471Troy, ALAL33,6882.3+0%

472Vineland, NJNJ157,1482.3+0%

473St. Simons, GAGA118,5242.3+0%

474Albemarle, NCNC68,8302.3+0%

475Farmington, NMNM120,3402.3+0%

476Owosso, MIMI67,6812.3+0%

477Salem, OHOH99,3772.3+0%

478Sheboygan, WIWI118,0472.3+0%

479Rochelle, ILIL51,3992.3+0%

480Forest City, NCNC65,7452.3+0%

481Racine, WIWI198,9192.3+0%

482Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6662.3+0%

483Rome, GAGA101,3782.3+0%

484Danville, VAVA101,1372.3+0%

485Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1372.3+0%

486Savannah, GAGA438,3142.3+0%

487Lafayette, LALA423,7582.3+0%

488Tullahoma, TNTN69,3392.3+0%

489Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312.3+0%

490Sanford, NCNC70,2582.3+0%

491Willmar, MNMN44,7202.3+0%

492Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.3+0%

493Augusta, MEME129,0672.3+0%

494Alpena, MIMI28,8532.3+0%

495Corbin, KYKY150,0402.3+0%

496Columbus, GAGA324,8302.3+0%

497Chattanooga, TNTN594,5302.3+0%

498Sebastian, FLFL172,7992.3+0%

499Pensacola, FLFL544,9492.3+0%

500Norwalk, OHOH58,2502.3+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest afford score?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with 1.0 (2000 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by afford score?

Town of Pecos, TX, Andrews, TX, Pampa, TX, Borger, 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 2000 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 (2000).