RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 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). Town of Pecos, TX leads at 1.0. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 14 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.0−4%

02Borger, TXTX19,6331.3+13%

03Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171.4+2%

04Vernon, TXTX12,4811.4−9%

05Big Spring, TXTX30,5041.4+16%

06Great Bend, KSKS24,7901.6−3%

07Pampa, TXTX21,7861.6+40%

08Odessa, TXTX173,8011.6+20%

09Snyder, TXTX16,1621.7+18%

10Williston, NDND41,7671.7−0%

11Dodge City, KSKS33,9931.8+4%

12Andrews, TXTX18,9141.8+56%

13Hereford, TXTX18,6261.8+12%

14Bradford, PAPA38,9841.8+10%

15Olean, NYNY75,3901.8+3%

16Beeville, TXTX32,5151.8+7%

17Bonham, TXTX39,2651.8+8%

18Centralia, ILIL36,3821.8+21%

19Uvalde, TXTX24,9631.8+14%

20Jacksonville, TXTX53,3371.8+5%

21DeRidder, LALA36,6731.8+8%

22Duncan, OKOK44,3101.9+2%

23Fort Madison, IAIA32,3061.9+10%

24Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.9+16%

25Guymon, OKOK20,3221.9+9%

26Alice, TXTX45,3831.9+30%

27Dumas, TXTX21,8911.9+24%

28Massena, NYNY105,4881.9+3%

29Arkansas City, KSKS34,3821.9+18%

30Ponca City, OKOK43,4901.9+8%

31Corning, NYNY91,8551.9+6%

32Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831.9+0%

33Corsicana, TXTX57,1811.9+7%

34Camden, ARAR26,3631.9+23%

35Canton, ILIL32,9011.9+11%

36Oil City, PAPA49,3461.9+11%

37Zapata, TXTX13,7531.9+28%

38Woodward, OKOK19,8271.9+11%

39Taylorville, ILIL33,4431.9+14%

40Elmira, NYNY80,4151.9+6%

41Bay City, TXTX36,4631.9+10%

42Logansport, ININ37,8361.9+6%

43Danville, ILIL71,2591.9+21%

44Lincoln, ILIL27,1821.9+2%

45Carlsbad, NMNM62,5091.9+2%

46Plainview, TXTX36,7002.0+17%

47El Dorado, ARAR36,9262.0+18%

48Beaumont, TXTX399,3102.0+19%

49Jamestown, NYNY124,1262.0+5%

50Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7912.0+30%

51Madisonville, KYKY45,1272.0+16%

52Elk City, OKOK22,1592.0+5%

53Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4482.0+14%

54Brownwood, TXTX38,7112.0+28%

55Van Wert, OHOH29,0132.0+5%

56Liberal, KSKS21,0732.0+16%

57Abilene, TXTX185,4292.0+18%

58Hobbs, NMNM74,7492.0+26%

59Weatherford, OKOK39,0592.0−1%

60Victoria, TXTX99,8642.0+13%

61Palestine, TXTX59,8052.0+13%

62Pontiac, ILIL35,0572.0+6%

63Lexington, NENE26,2552.0+12%

64Raymondville, TXTX19,9712.0+33%

65Atchison, KSKS16,1722.0+21%

66Wahpeton, NDND23,0192.0+14%

67Enid, OKOK61,7792.0+13%

68Garden City, KSKS37,5052.0+2%

69Hastings, NENE40,5772.0+6%

70Jacksonville, ILIL37,3812.0+5%

71Paris, TXTX63,3192.0+17%

72Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492.0+9%

73Warren, PAPA37,0382.0+17%

74Auburn, NYNY74,3652.0+5%

75Kingsville, TXTX30,3152.0+18%

76Galesburg, ILIL47,7672.0+14%

77Batavia, NYNY58,4162.0−0%

78Frankfort, ININ33,3222.0−3%

79Decatur, ILIL99,3002.0+13%

80Huron, SDSD19,6242.0+9%

81Jamestown, NDND21,4142.1+9%

82Altus, OKOK24,7642.1+7%

83Blytheville, ARAR37,8282.1+9%

84Mexico, MOMO24,5282.1−0%

85Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992.1+45%

86Lufkin, TXTX88,1542.1+23%

87Brookhaven, MSMS35,0122.1−1%

88Malvern, ARAR33,4512.1+16%

89Columbus, NENE46,5832.1+7%

90Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1472.1+17%

91Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2112.1+23%

92El Campo, TXTX42,0602.1+18%

93St. Marys, PAPA29,9262.1+1%

94Pottsville, PAPA145,0852.1+7%

95Burlington, IAIA44,0612.1+16%

96Cortland, NYNY45,8502.1−2%

97Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8382.1+12%

98Effingham, ILIL44,7272.1+2%

99Huntington, ININ37,2242.1+6%

100Texarkana, TXTX146,8162.1+12%

101Hutchinson, KSKS61,5392.1+14%

102Douglas, GAGA52,8612.1+35%

103Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802.1+14%

104Morgan City, LALA46,5522.1−6%

105McAlester, OKOK43,3202.1+18%

106Le Mars, IAIA25,6972.1−2%

107Minden, LALA34,9482.1+16%

108Sherman, TXTX153,6132.1+17%

109Pikeville, KYKY89,1222.1+4%

110San Angelo, TXTX122,0652.1+13%

111Marion, ININ66,5242.1+13%

112Waycross, GAGA57,6702.1+18%

113Terre Haute, ININ169,2412.1+5%

114Vincennes, ININ35,6522.1+6%

115Norfolk, NENE49,2282.1+0%

116Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.2+6%

117Marion, ILIL67,2252.2+13%

118Utica, NYNY285,6112.2+7%

119Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492.2+0%

120Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.2+11%

121Marshall, MOMO23,2652.2+13%

122Ozark, ALAL49,9122.2+10%

123Sterling, ILIL54,1212.2+16%

124Athens, TXTX88,5952.2+15%

125Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.2+7%

126McPherson, KSKS30,0642.2+7%

127Washington, ININ34,2092.2+2%

128Peru, ININ34,4872.2+23%

129Magnolia, ARAR21,8942.2+23%

130Fairmont, MNMN19,4402.2+19%

131Del Rio, TXTX47,8352.2+17%

132Midland, TXTX193,1392.2+26%

133Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5752.2+14%

134Gloversville, NYNY52,2162.2+17%

135Marshalltown, IAIA39,8902.2+19%

136Dickinson, NDND39,1422.2+8%

137Laurel, MSMS82,2812.2+17%

138Quincy, ILIL74,1462.2+8%

139Gallup, NMNM68,1192.2+25%

140Union City, TNTN30,0672.2+12%

141Miami, OKOK30,4382.2+21%

142Longview, TXTX297,3152.2+16%

143Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0762.2+25%

144Bartlesville, OKOK54,0372.2+26%

145Moberly, MOMO24,5132.2+35%

146Shawnee, OKOK75,1022.2+18%

147Weirton, WVWV112,4682.2+11%

148Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462.2+11%

149DuBois, PAPA78,1002.2+18%

150Wabash, ININ30,7132.2+15%

151Grand Island, NENE78,0762.2+2%

152Amarillo, TXTX276,2352.2+16%

153Lawton, OKOK127,5902.2+8%

154Crawfordsville, ININ38,9542.2+4%

155Carroll, IAIA20,3032.2+8%

156Beckley, WVWV109,9402.3+6%

157Beatrice, NENE21,7112.3+8%

158Worthington, MNMN22,3382.3+25%

159Springfield, ILIL206,0332.3+11%

160Spencer, IAIA16,2022.3+7%

161Hannibal, MOMO38,9692.3+11%

162Muskogee, OKOK66,7082.3+13%

163Charleston, WVWV200,1702.3+3%

164Bucyrus, OHOH41,8962.3+5%

165Gainesville, TXTX44,4612.3+17%

166Killeen, TXTX511,4972.3+13%

167Bluefield, WVWV96,1382.3+10%

168Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.3+7%

169Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0632.3+19%

170McAllen, TXTX921,5492.3+24%

171Kennett, MOMO26,8552.3+25%

172Connersville, ININ23,5332.3+13%

173Lubbock, TXTX368,4312.3+17%

174Fairmont, WVWV55,5842.3+9%

175Roswell, NMNM63,3642.3+16%

176Clinton, IAIA46,0022.3+18%

177Altoona, PAPA119,5412.3+6%

178Durant, OKOK51,3672.3+19%

179Russellville, ALAL32,4492.3+3%

180Ardmore, OKOK48,9102.3+21%

181Paris, TNTN32,8962.3+1%

182Henderson, KYKY57,1842.3+22%

183New Castle, ININ49,1372.3+4%

184Talladega, ALAL91,7642.3+20%

185Dublin, GAGA60,3512.3+23%

186Jesup, GAGA32,4812.3+36%

187Syracuse, NYNY652,2732.3+14%

188Paragould, ARAR47,4112.3+13%

189Fort Wayne, ININ466,2582.3+14%

190Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.3+7%

191Mason City, IAIA49,7102.3+14%

192Lumberton, NCNC119,9412.3+24%

193Alma, MIMI41,1902.3+15%

194Peoria, ILIL363,5052.3+14%

195Dixon, ILIL32,9142.3+15%

196Rockingham, NCNC42,0412.3+25%

197Minot, NDND75,6942.3+11%

198New Iberia, LALA66,8462.3+13%

199Somerset, PAPA72,0042.4+9%

200Muscatine, IAIA41,8532.4+20%

201Paducah, KYKY102,2592.4+9%

202Topeka, KSKS233,0522.4+23%

203Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1912.4+26%

204Searcy, ARAR80,0852.4+18%

205Brownsville, TXTX433,9462.4+29%

206Ottawa, KSKS26,2992.4+21%

207Wichita, KSKS663,8092.4+27%

208Tiffin, OHOH54,5222.4+11%

209Scottsboro, ALAL54,2812.4+22%

210Ottawa, ILIL145,9022.4+14%

211Mitchell, SDSD25,9132.4+25%

212Pittsburg, KSKS39,0082.4+27%

213Mayfield, KYKY37,0502.4+18%

214Batesville, ARAR38,7852.4+32%

215Clarksburg, WVWV88,1422.4+13%

216Freeport, ILIL43,2202.4+20%

217Russellville, ARAR84,9322.4+17%

218Hermitage, PAPA107,8602.4+10%

219Parkersburg, WVWV87,2642.4+8%

220Meridian, MSMS85,4192.4+21%

221North Platte, NENE33,9722.4+14%

222Escanaba, MIMI36,5822.4+11%

223Coshocton, OHOH37,1882.4+8%

224Lima, OHOH100,8812.4+10%

225Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092.4+14%

226Auburn, ININ44,5352.4+24%

227Kokomo, ININ83,9042.4+20%

228Fort Payne, ALAL74,0852.4+18%

229Joplin, MOMO208,7962.4+17%

230Lake Charles, LALA244,6552.4+22%

231Bedford, ININ45,5682.4+18%

232Bay City, MIMI102,1232.4+12%

233Waco, TXTX308,8072.4+25%

234Cambridge, OHOH38,3792.4+10%

235Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6532.4+7%

236Rochester, NYNY1,056,1492.4+14%

237Monticello, ININ25,1642.4+15%

238Fremont, OHOH58,6552.4+10%

239Gaffney, SCSC58,2752.4+23%

240Richmond, ININ66,1692.4+5%

241Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0992.4+27%

242Muncie, ININ113,1062.4+13%

243Rock Springs, WYWY41,2672.4+22%

244Salina, KSKS59,1212.4+11%

245Aberdeen, SDSD41,5832.4+26%

246Owensboro, KYKY113,9622.4+13%

247Marion, OHOH65,1152.4+22%

248Houma, LALA199,6682.4+19%

249Defiance, OHOH38,2922.4+28%

250Youngstown, OHOH423,6782.4+9%

251Houston, TXTX7,904,6272.4+27%

252Austin, MNMN40,9712.4+20%

253Glasgow, KYKY56,2242.4+5%

254Indiana, PAPA82,8782.4+8%

255Emporia, KSKS34,8382.4+21%

256Greencastle, ININ37,8762.4+0%

257Forrest City, ARAR21,8002.4+26%

258Newberry, SCSC39,5612.4+16%

259Pierre, SDSD20,5882.4+23%

260Yankton, SDSD23,6352.5+17%

261Jasper, ININ44,0162.5+18%

262Warner Robins, GAGA208,0912.5+25%

263Charleston, ILIL46,6072.5+12%

264Scottsbluff, NENE36,2722.5+11%

265Maryville, MOMO20,1742.5+6%

266Kendallville, ININ47,9372.5+17%

267Evansville, ININ273,7862.5+15%

268Plymouth, ININ46,5992.5+18%

269Lewistown, PAPA46,1272.5+10%

270Sikeston, MOMO49,9782.5+23%

271Salem, OHOH99,3772.5+8%

272Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772.5+22%

273Vicksburg, MSMS41,7592.5+23%

274Ada, OKOK38,5282.5+14%

275Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0602.5+25%

276Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9382.5+15%

277Grenada, MSMS30,2222.5+12%

278Alexander City, ALAL40,9532.5+17%

279Sedalia, MOMO44,2542.5+17%

280Summerville, GAGA25,3002.5+31%

281Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1382.5+19%

282Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922.5+11%

283Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672.5+26%

284Springfield, OHOH135,3402.5+14%

285St. Joseph, MOMO119,1702.5+20%

286Houghton, MIMI40,0282.5+27%

287Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202.5+13%

288Lebanon, MOMO36,9432.5+5%

289Davenport, IAIA380,4522.5+22%

290Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2852.5+19%

291Lock Haven, PAPA37,8702.5+3%

292Madison, ININ33,2792.5+13%

293Florence, SCSC201,3922.5+25%

294San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1402.5+32%

295Jefferson City, MOMO152,7122.5+15%

296Sayre, PAPA59,6002.5+19%

297Huntington, WVWV365,9652.5+14%

298Manitowoc, WIWI81,7102.5+19%

299Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.5+23%

300Campbellsville, KYKY38,4072.5+5%

301Meadville, PAPA81,7922.5+20%

302Columbus, ININ85,7292.5+12%

303Sumter, SCSC105,0672.5+25%

304Macomb, ILIL25,9162.5+33%

305Celina, OHOH42,7372.5+15%

306Greensburg, ININ26,5762.5+16%

307Urbana, OHOH38,8202.5+15%

308Huntingdon, PAPA43,0012.5+18%

309Martin, TNTN33,2612.5+14%

310Goldsboro, NCNC122,2782.5+12%

311Erie, PAPA265,8322.6+13%

312Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8132.6+25%

313Tupelo, MSMS133,1672.6+24%

314Oxford, ALAL115,8342.6+24%

315Tyler, TXTX252,5492.6+24%

316Decatur, ALAL160,3262.6+18%

317Saginaw, MIMI187,6882.6+17%

318Moultrie, GAGA47,4382.6+32%

319Angola, ININ34,7992.6+15%

320Clovis, NMNM65,2702.6+20%

321Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.6+13%

322Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812.6+17%

323New Ulm, MNMN25,5172.6+20%

324Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.6+23%

325Sidney, OHOH48,0652.6+17%

326Waterloo, IAIA169,1892.6+25%

327Pella, IAIA34,1922.6+25%

328Sunbury, PAPA107,7882.6+14%

329Decatur, ININ36,6502.6+21%

330Fremont, NENE38,0572.6+17%

331Opelousas, LALA80,7652.6+10%

332Gillette, WYWY48,1452.6+39%

333Norwalk, OHOH58,2502.6+12%

334Omaha, NENE1,009,8362.6+16%

335Seymour, ININ47,3702.6+21%

336McMinnville, TNTN43,7172.6+10%

337Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4862.6+17%

338Greenville, OHOH51,5202.6+8%

339Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.6+21%

340Battle Creek, MIMI133,4082.6+24%

341Augusta, GAGA641,2312.6+25%

342Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402.6+26%

343Corbin, KYKY150,0402.6+12%

344Monroe, LALA222,3902.6+18%

345Midland, MIMI83,7542.6+23%

346Vidalia, GAGA36,1802.6+33%

347Elkins, WVWV26,8822.6+7%

348Price, UTUT20,6802.6+4%

349Michigan City, ININ111,2942.6+17%

350Florence, ALAL156,6092.6+12%

351Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6952.6+11%

352Kearney, NENE57,9622.6+12%

353Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.6+19%

354Wausau, WIWI139,4322.6+22%

355Jonesboro, ARAR139,4402.6+19%

356Marinette, WIWI65,5152.6+31%

357Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2732.6+23%

358Elko, NVNV56,6822.6+20%

359Clarksville, TNTN349,0012.6+19%

360Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9042.6+23%

361Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.6+25%

362Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9142.6+10%

363Greenville, MSMS40,4462.6+29%

364Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.6+16%

365Chillicothe, OHOH76,4292.6+19%

366Des Moines, IAIA758,5392.6+22%

367Alexandria, LALA147,9522.6+19%

368McComb, MSMS52,6402.6+16%

369Eufaula, ALAL26,8612.6+18%

370Mansfield, OHOH124,8932.6+12%

371Bloomington, ILIL171,4192.6+13%

372Washington, NCNC44,6702.6+18%

373Jackson, TNTN184,5692.6+21%

374New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3732.6+9%

375Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682.6+18%

376Farmington, MOMO67,8092.6+22%

377Hinesville, GAGA91,8702.6+23%

378Fayetteville, TNTN36,8532.6+19%

379Laurinburg, NCNC33,3222.6+30%

380Jackson, MSMS609,8472.6+27%

381Corinth, MSMS34,5692.6+31%

382Cullman, ALAL94,0092.6+8%

383Americus, GAGA33,3942.7+38%

384Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.7+23%

385Findlay, OHOH75,0342.7+20%

386Marietta, OHOH58,3892.7+20%

387South Bend, ININ324,5382.7+25%

388Montgomery, ALAL388,7472.7+18%

389Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6382.7+20%

390Lewisburg, TNTN38,0712.7+21%

391Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0352.7+15%

392West Plains, MOMO40,7982.7+3%

393Burley, IDID49,3082.7+13%

394Bismarck, NDND139,7502.7+26%

395Fayetteville, NCNC395,4122.7+19%

396Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3022.7+28%

397Sparta, WIWI46,5722.7+26%

398Greenwood, SCSC95,2152.7+27%

399Warsaw, ININ80,8922.7+29%

400Greenwood, MSMS34,9122.7+19%

401Natchez, MSMS54,7222.7+21%

402Dothan, ALAL156,2662.7+28%

403Murray, KYKY39,4212.7+5%

404Spartanburg, SCSC407,6562.7+22%

405Albertville, ALAL103,5372.7+14%

406Martinsville, VAVA63,0912.7+20%

407Watertown, NYNY111,5402.7+38%

408Platteville, WIWI52,4462.7+22%

409Gadsden, ALAL103,8862.7+26%

410Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8232.7+26%

411Selma, ALAL35,1402.7+11%

412Winchester, TNTN45,5792.7+21%

413Shelby, NCNC103,3252.7+23%

414Appleton, WIWI249,8762.7+28%

415Elkhart, ININ208,7742.7+26%

416Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252.7+23%

417Hillsdale, MIMI45,7382.7+25%

418Flint, MIMI401,0932.7+25%

419Wilmington, OHOH42,3012.7+15%

420Thomaston, GAGA28,5002.7+34%

421Frankfort, KYKY77,8742.7+26%

422Danville, VAVA101,1372.7+19%

423Dayton, OHOH826,5542.7+13%

424Kinston, NCNC55,8372.7+24%

425Rochelle, ILIL51,3992.7+19%

426Rockford, ILIL337,2422.7+30%

427Rochester, MNMN231,1842.7+23%

428Shawano, WIWI45,7592.7+23%

429Columbus, MSMS67,1442.7+26%

430Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6662.7+22%

431Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6552.7+13%

432Franklin, KYKY20,7882.8+24%

433Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6822.8+24%

434Oshkosh, WIWI174,2182.8+26%

435Albany, GAGA145,5102.8+31%

436Huntsville, ALAL556,4442.8+26%

437Little Rock, ARAR777,6072.8+32%

438Enterprise, ALAL56,9532.8+32%

439Marquette, MIMI68,0642.8+30%

440Granbury, TXTX70,5012.8+36%

441Muskegon, MIMI177,9012.8+25%

442Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6692.8+25%

443Janesville, WIWI166,4722.8+29%

444Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1932.8+10%

445Hays, KSKS29,0752.8+7%

446Bogalusa, LALA44,9372.8+28%

447Mount Airy, NCNC72,2872.8+17%

448Stevens Point, WIWI71,9432.8+23%

449Owosso, MIMI67,6812.8+22%

450Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.8+35%

451Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.8+26%

452Lafayette, LALA423,7582.8+21%

453Williamsport, PAPA112,5872.8+12%

454El Paso, TXTX881,2912.8+30%

455Cedartown, GAGA45,5142.8+25%

456Albemarle, NCNC68,8302.8+23%

457Zanesville, OHOH87,0142.8+21%

458Shreveport, LALA383,4742.8+31%

459Dubuque, IAIA99,3812.8+21%

460Jackson, MIMI159,5522.8+26%

461Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.8+26%

462Greeneville, TNTN73,8312.8+15%

463Columbia, SCSC879,9182.8+28%

464Wooster, OHOH116,7582.8+12%

465Canton, OHOH400,2462.8+13%

466Stephenville, TXTX43,9112.8+27%

467Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522.8+20%

468Lincoln, NENE352,0812.8+14%

469Laredo, TXTX281,2242.8+19%

470Marion, NCNC45,1982.8+42%

471Blackfoot, IDID51,1532.8+27%

472Lafayette, ININ228,4682.8+7%

473Sandusky, OHOH112,7772.8+14%

474Rolla, MOMO45,2472.8+15%

475Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.8+28%

476Kingsport, TNTN314,8342.9+16%

477Harrison, ARAR45,6542.9+17%

478Alpena, MIMI28,8532.9+24%

479Forest City, NCNC65,7452.9+25%

480Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.9+6%

481Safford, AZAZ40,1572.9+17%

482Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7662.9+23%

483Evanston, WYWY23,4152.9+51%

484Scranton, PAPA574,4182.9+13%

485Wilson, NCNC81,1502.9+20%

486Rome, GAGA101,3782.9+26%

487Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8582.9+15%

488Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1372.9+26%

489Henderson, NCNC42,6382.9+27%

490Ashland, OHOH52,5232.9+16%

491Toledo, OHOH599,3762.9+22%

492Adrian, MIMI97,7792.9+20%

493Danville, KYKY56,9852.9+23%

494St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212.9+35%

495Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312.9+26%

496Sanford, NCNC70,2582.9+26%

497Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2152.9+23%

498Harrisburg, PAPA617,4272.9+20%

499Athens, TNTN71,5902.9+21%

500Marshall, MNMN25,6842.9+38%

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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 (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).