RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most affordable housing, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). Borger, TX leads at 1.4. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 11 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Borger, TXTX19,6331.4+20%

02Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.5+48%

03Pampa, TXTX21,7861.5+27%

04Vernon, TXTX12,4811.6+3%

05Centralia, ILIL36,3821.6+8%

06Raymondville, TXTX19,9711.6+8%

07Bradford, PAPA38,9841.7+2%

08Plainview, TXTX36,7001.7+3%

09Danville, ILIL71,2591.7+8%

10Snyder, TXTX16,1621.7+23%

11Arkansas City, KSKS34,3821.7+9%

12Alice, TXTX45,3831.8+22%

13Connersville, ININ23,5331.8−13%

14Canton, ILIL32,9011.8+3%

15Marshalltown, IAIA39,8901.8−4%

16Olean, NYNY75,3901.8+1%

17Taylorville, ILIL33,4431.8+6%

18Big Spring, TXTX30,5041.8+43%

19Peru, ININ34,4871.8+2%

20Forrest City, ARAR21,8001.8−7%

21Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171.8+35%

22Gallup, NMNM68,1191.8+4%

23Hereford, TXTX18,6261.8+15%

24Lincoln, ILIL27,1821.9−3%

25Massena, NYNY105,4881.9+2%

26Logansport, ININ37,8361.9+2%

27St. Marys, PAPA29,9261.9−9%

28Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1471.9+5%

29Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.9+17%

30Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.9+5%

31Corning, NYNY91,8551.9+6%

32Oil City, PAPA49,3461.9+9%

33Sterling, ILIL54,1211.9+1%

34Camden, ARAR26,3631.9+22%

35Fort Madison, IAIA32,3061.9+12%

36Altus, OKOK24,7641.9−1%

37Decatur, ILIL99,3001.9+6%

38Jamestown, NYNY124,1261.9+3%

39Wabash, ININ30,7131.9−1%

40Pontiac, ILIL35,0571.9+3%

41Beeville, TXTX32,5152.0+15%

42Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8832.0+3%

43Alma, MIMI41,1902.0−4%

44Warren, PAPA37,0382.0+13%

45Freeport, ILIL43,2202.0−1%

46Pottsville, PAPA145,0852.0+1%

47El Dorado, ARAR36,9262.0+20%

48DuBois, PAPA78,1002.0+5%

49Van Wert, OHOH29,0132.0+5%

50Elmira, NYNY80,4152.0+9%

51Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0762.0+11%

52Great Bend, KSKS24,7902.0+19%

53Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.0−2%

54New Castle, ININ49,1372.0−10%

55Jacksonville, ILIL37,3812.0+3%

56Mexico, MOMO24,5282.0−4%

57Batesville, ARAR38,7852.0+11%

58Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802.0+8%

59Huntington, ININ37,2242.0+1%

60Bucyrus, OHOH41,8962.0−7%

61Weirton, WVWV112,4682.0+0%

62Defiance, OHOH38,2922.0+6%

63Terre Haute, ININ169,2412.0−1%

64Kokomo, ININ83,9042.0+1%

65Ponca City, OKOK43,4902.0+16%

66Andrews, TXTX18,9142.0+78%

67Dodge City, KSKS33,9932.0+20%

68Dixon, ILIL32,9142.0+0%

69Lexington, NENE26,2552.0+14%

70Marion, ININ66,5242.1+9%

71Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992.1+43%

72Tiffin, OHOH54,5222.1−3%

73Hutchinson, KSKS61,5392.1+11%

74Burlington, IAIA44,0612.1+14%

75Kennett, MOMO26,8552.1+13%

76Batavia, NYNY58,4162.1+1%

77Vincennes, ININ35,6522.1+2%

78Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7912.1+37%

79Summerville, GAGA25,3002.1+9%

80Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4482.1+19%

81Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8382.1+11%

82Kingsville, TXTX30,3152.1+21%

83Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2112.1+23%

84Dumas, TXTX21,8912.1+38%

85Macomb, ILIL25,9162.1+11%

86Muncie, ININ113,1062.1−2%

87Ottawa, ILIL145,9022.1+1%

88Salem, OHOH99,3772.1−7%

89Lumberton, NCNC119,9412.1+14%

90Cortland, NYNY45,8502.1−0%

91Saginaw, MIMI187,6882.1−2%

92Richmond, ININ66,1692.1−7%

93Atchison, KSKS16,1722.1+29%

94Enid, OKOK61,7792.1+20%

95Fremont, OHOH58,6552.1−2%

96Marion, OHOH65,1152.1+8%

97McAllen, TXTX921,5492.2+16%

98Moberly, MOMO24,5132.2+30%

99Blytheville, ARAR37,8282.2+15%

100Utica, NYNY285,6112.2+7%

101Miami, OKOK30,4382.2+18%

102Cordele, GAGA19,2372.2−10%

103Brownsville, TXTX433,9462.2+19%

104Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5752.2+13%

105Bedford, ININ45,5682.2+7%

106Coshocton, OHOH37,1882.2−1%

107Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0632.2+14%

108Lewistown, PAPA46,1272.2−2%

109Bay City, MIMI102,1232.2+2%

110Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492.2+2%

111Malvern, ARAR33,4512.2+23%

112Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462.2+10%

113Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.2+1%

114Auburn, ININ44,5352.2+14%

115Beaumont, TXTX399,3102.2+35%

116Somerset, PAPA72,0042.2+2%

117Del Rio, TXTX47,8352.2+18%

118Rockford, ILIL337,2422.2+5%

119Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9092.2+5%

120Monticello, ININ25,1642.2+5%

121Frankfort, ININ33,3222.2+6%

122Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.2+9%

123Jacksonville, TXTX53,3372.2+26%

124Lufkin, TXTX88,1542.2+32%

125Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402.2+8%

126Brownwood, TXTX38,7112.2+43%

127Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492.2+19%

128Waycross, GAGA57,6702.2+23%

129Paris, TXTX63,3192.2+28%

130Peoria, ILIL363,5052.2+9%

131Hastings, NENE40,5772.2+17%

132Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.2+4%

133Mason City, IAIA49,7102.2+9%

134Hobbs, NMNM74,7492.2+41%

135Muscatine, IAIA41,8532.2+14%

136Duncan, OKOK44,3102.2+23%

137Uvalde, TXTX24,9632.2+39%

138Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.2+15%

139Kendallville, ININ47,9372.2+7%

140Alexander City, ALAL40,9532.2+6%

141Wahpeton, NDND23,0192.3+27%

142Liberal, KSKS21,0732.3+31%

143Youngstown, OHOH423,6782.3+1%

144Emporia, KSKS34,8382.3+12%

145Rockingham, NCNC42,0412.3+20%

146Owosso, MIMI67,6812.3−1%

147Meadville, PAPA81,7922.3+7%

148Huron, SDSD19,6242.3+20%

149Charleston, ILIL46,6072.3+3%

150Syracuse, NYNY652,2732.3+11%

151Auburn, NYNY74,3652.3+17%

152Pittsburg, KSKS39,0082.3+22%

153Greenville, OHOH51,5202.3−5%

154Midland, MIMI83,7542.3+8%

155Madisonville, KYKY45,1272.3+34%

156Pikeville, KYKY89,1222.3+11%

157Manitowoc, WIWI81,7102.3+8%

158Sidney, OHOH48,0652.3+4%

159Vidalia, GAGA36,1802.3+17%

160Urbana, OHOH38,8202.3+4%

161McAlester, OKOK43,3202.3+28%

162Greensburg, ININ26,5762.3+5%

163Ardmore, OKOK48,9102.3+21%

164Battle Creek, MIMI133,4082.3+10%

165Clinton, IAIA46,0022.3+19%

166Topeka, KSKS233,0522.3+20%

167Corsicana, TXTX57,1812.3+30%

168Springfield, ILIL206,0332.3+13%

169Lima, OHOH100,8812.3+7%

170Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0252.3+5%

171Fairmont, WVWV55,5842.3+10%

172Marion, ILIL67,2252.3+21%

173Quincy, ILIL74,1462.3+13%

174Gloversville, NYNY52,2162.3+24%

175Worthington, MNMN22,3382.3+29%

176Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.3+9%

177Guymon, OKOK20,3222.3+36%

178Columbus, NENE46,5832.3+20%

179Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.3+2%

180Magnolia, ARAR21,8942.3+32%

181Clarksburg, WVWV88,1422.3+10%

182Lawton, OKOK127,5902.3+13%

183Abilene, TXTX185,4292.3+39%

184Laurel, MSMS82,2812.3+24%

185Springfield, OHOH135,3402.3+7%

186Mansfield, OHOH124,8932.3−0%

187Carroll, IAIA20,3032.3+13%

188Crawfordsville, ININ38,9542.3+9%

189Odessa, TXTX173,8012.3+71%

190Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1382.3+12%

191Fremont, NENE38,0572.3+7%

192Texarkana, TXTX146,8162.3+25%

193Fairmont, MNMN19,4402.3+27%

194Kinston, NCNC55,8372.4+6%

195Greencastle, ININ37,8762.4−3%

196Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3022.4+13%

197Martin, TNTN33,2612.4+6%

198Effingham, ILIL44,7272.4+14%

199Austin, MNMN40,9712.4+16%

200Bartlesville, OKOK54,0372.4+33%

201Meridian, MSMS85,4192.4+19%

202Rochelle, ILIL51,3992.4+3%

203Muskegon, MIMI177,9012.4+6%

204Marinette, WIWI65,5152.4+19%

205Charleston, WVWV200,1702.4+8%

206Dublin, GAGA60,3512.4+26%

207Davenport, IAIA380,4522.4+16%

208Flint, MIMI401,0932.4+10%

209Seymour, ININ47,3702.4+12%

210New Iberia, LALA66,8462.4+15%

211Fort Wayne, ININ466,2582.4+17%

212Ashland, OHOH52,5232.4−4%

213Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.4+8%

214St. Joseph, MOMO119,1702.4+15%

215Mayfield, KYKY37,0502.4+18%

216Norwalk, OHOH58,2502.4+3%

217Tupelo, MSMS133,1672.4+16%

218Beatrice, NENE21,7112.4+15%

219Rochester, NYNY1,056,1492.4+13%

220Palestine, TXTX59,8052.4+36%

221Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0602.4+22%

222Douglas, GAGA52,8612.4+54%

223Amarillo, TXTX276,2352.4+25%

224Bonham, TXTX39,2652.4+43%

225Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2852.4+14%

226Hannibal, MOMO38,9692.4+17%

227Shawnee, OKOK75,1022.4+28%

228New Ulm, MNMN25,5172.4+12%

229Marshall, MOMO23,2652.4+26%

230Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812.4+10%

231Union City, TNTN30,0672.4+22%

232Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.4+7%

233Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.4+16%

234Beckley, WVWV109,9402.4+14%

235Oxford, ALAL115,8342.4+17%

236Le Mars, IAIA25,6972.4+12%

237Chillicothe, OHOH76,4292.4+10%

238Dayton, OHOH826,5542.4+1%

239Campbellsville, KYKY38,4072.4+2%

240Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522.4+3%

241Warner Robins, GAGA208,0912.4+24%

242Albany, GAGA145,5102.4+16%

243Eufaula, ALAL26,8612.4+9%

244Laurinburg, NCNC33,3222.4+20%

245Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8232.4+14%

246Sikeston, MOMO49,9782.4+22%

247Columbus, ININ85,7292.4+9%

248Athens, TXTX88,5952.4+29%

249Weatherford, OKOK39,0592.4+21%

250Warsaw, ININ80,8922.4+17%

251Bloomington, ILIL171,4192.4+5%

252Hermitage, PAPA107,8602.4+13%

253Shawano, WIWI45,7592.4+9%

254Henderson, KYKY57,1842.4+29%

255Michigan City, ININ111,2942.5+10%

256Scottsbluff, NENE36,2722.5+11%

257Escanaba, MIMI36,5822.5+13%

258Bluefield, WVWV96,1382.5+18%

259Martinsville, VAVA63,0912.5+9%

260Toledo, OHOH599,3762.5+4%

261Alpena, MIMI28,8532.5+7%

262Wichita, KSKS663,8092.5+32%

263Yankton, SDSD23,6352.5+18%

264Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.5+15%

265Woodward, OKOK19,8272.5+43%

266Evansville, ININ273,7862.5+16%

267Carlsbad, NMNM62,5092.5+30%

268Joplin, MOMO208,7962.5+20%

269Ottawa, KSKS26,2992.5+26%

270Henderson, NCNC42,6382.5+10%

271Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.5+14%

272Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772.5+23%

273Paragould, ARAR47,4112.5+22%

274Ozark, ALAL49,9122.5+27%

275Roswell, NMNM63,3642.5+25%

276Adrian, MIMI97,7792.5+3%

277Pella, IAIA34,1922.5+22%

278Talladega, ALAL91,7642.5+29%

279Celina, OHOH42,7372.5+14%

280Russellville, ALAL32,4492.5+12%

281Lebanon, MOMO36,9432.5+5%

282New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3732.5+4%

283South Bend, ININ324,5382.5+18%

284Moultrie, GAGA47,4382.5+29%

285Greenville, MSMS40,4462.5+24%

286Indiana, PAPA82,8782.5+11%

287Canton, OHOH400,2462.5+0%

288Altoona, PAPA119,5412.5+17%

289Selma, ALAL35,1402.5+3%

290Dyersburg, TNTN36,3202.5+15%

291Okeechobee, FLFL42,6082.5+20%

292East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1792.5−6%

293Spencer, IAIA16,2022.5+20%

294Scottsboro, ALAL54,2812.5+30%

295Jesup, GAGA32,4812.5+48%

296Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6692.5+14%

297Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4862.5+14%

298Lansing, MIMI479,7222.5+8%

299Durant, OKOK51,3672.5+31%

300Brookhaven, MSMS35,0122.5+21%

301Pierre, SDSD20,5882.5+27%

302Danville, VAVA101,1372.5+11%

303Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.5+13%

304Wilmington, OHOH42,3012.5+7%

305Wooster, OHOH116,7582.5+1%

306Sandusky, OHOH112,7772.5+2%

307Paris, TNTN32,8962.5+12%

308Houghton, MIMI40,0282.5+30%

309Jackson, MIMI159,5522.5+14%

310Farmington, MOMO67,8092.5+18%

311North Platte, NENE33,9722.6+21%

312Elkhart, ININ208,7742.6+19%

313Hillsdale, MIMI45,7382.6+18%

314Monroe, MIMI156,0042.6+5%

315Greenwood, MSMS34,9122.6+13%

316Sunbury, PAPA107,7882.6+13%

317Wausau, WIWI139,4322.6+20%

318Appleton, WIWI249,8762.6+21%

319Parkersburg, WVWV87,2642.6+16%

320Owensboro, KYKY113,9622.6+19%

321Sumter, SCSC105,0672.6+28%

322Kankakee, ILIL105,5252.6+12%

323Newberry, SCSC39,5612.6+22%

324Evanston, WYWY23,4152.6+36%

325Huntington, WVWV365,9652.6+17%

326Grenada, MSMS30,2222.6+17%

327Palatka, FLFL77,7342.6+34%

328McPherson, KSKS30,0642.6+27%

329Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922.6+15%

330Jasper, ININ44,0162.6+24%

331Akron, OHOH701,7802.6+0%

332San Angelo, TXTX122,0652.6+37%

333Victoria, TXTX99,8642.6+46%

334Grand Island, NENE78,0762.6+19%

335Elkins, WVWV26,8822.6+6%

336Waterloo, IAIA169,1892.6+26%

337Washington, ININ34,2092.6+22%

338Sparta, WIWI46,5722.6+22%

339Montgomery, ALAL388,7472.6+16%

340Gaffney, SCSC58,2752.6+32%

341Cedartown, GAGA45,5142.6+16%

342Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.6+25%

343Clewiston, FLFL61,5462.6+50%

344Ada, OKOK38,5282.6+20%

345Sedalia, MOMO44,2542.6+23%

346Sherman, TXTX153,6132.6+43%

347Zanesville, OHOH87,0142.6+13%

348Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1912.6+39%

349Omaha, NENE1,009,8362.6+17%

350El Paso, TXTX881,2912.6+21%

351Jackson, TNTN184,5692.6+20%

352Hinesville, GAGA91,8702.6+22%

353Angola, ININ34,7992.6+17%

354Erie, PAPA265,8322.6+16%

355Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8582.6+5%

356Scranton, PAPA574,4182.6+3%

357Thomaston, GAGA28,5002.6+30%

358Muskogee, OKOK66,7082.6+31%

359Deming, NMNM25,4072.6+4%

360Jackson, MSMS609,8472.6+26%

361Cumberland, MDMD93,6402.6+16%

362Bay City, TXTX36,4632.6+49%

363Morgan City, LALA46,5522.6+17%

364Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6532.6+17%

365Safford, AZAZ40,1572.6+7%

366Garden City, KSKS37,5052.6+33%

367Janesville, WIWI166,4722.6+22%

368Longview, TXTX297,3152.6+38%

369Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0022.6+8%

370Oshkosh, WIWI174,2182.6+21%

371Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7752.6−3%

372Salina, KSKS59,1212.6+21%

373Toccoa, GAGA27,8542.6+5%

374Frankfort, KYKY77,8742.6+23%

375Cambridge, OHOH38,3792.6+20%

376Corbin, KYKY150,0402.7+15%

377Corinth, MSMS34,5692.7+31%

378Tifton, GAGA51,2372.7+31%

379Gainesville, TXTX44,4612.7+37%

380Paducah, KYKY102,2592.7+23%

381York, PAPA473,1972.7+11%

382Findlay, OHOH75,0342.7+20%

383Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8132.7+30%

384Decatur, ALAL160,3262.7+23%

385Augusta, GAGA641,2312.7+28%

386Sheboygan, WIWI118,0472.7+16%

387Plymouth, ININ46,5992.7+28%

388Huntingdon, PAPA43,0012.7+24%

389Aberdeen, SDSD41,5832.7+39%

390Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0992.7+40%

391Marshall, MNMN25,6842.7+26%

392Goldsboro, NCNC122,2782.7+18%

393Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6952.7+14%

394Holland, MIMI123,1882.7+10%

395Madison, ININ33,2792.7+21%

396Big Rapids, MIMI42,3202.7+5%

397Jefferson City, MOMO152,7122.7+23%

398Russellville, ARAR84,9322.7+31%

399Killeen, TXTX511,4972.7+32%

400Clovis, NMNM65,2702.7+25%

401Danville, KYKY56,9852.7+14%

402Alamogordo, NMNM70,3682.7+21%

403Lubbock, TXTX368,4312.7+37%

404Oneonta, NYNY60,5892.7+21%

405Laredo, TXTX281,2242.7+13%

406Fort Payne, ALAL74,0852.7+31%

407Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2732.7+27%

408Zapata, TXTX13,7532.7+79%

409Decatur, ININ36,6502.7+26%

410Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0972.7+13%

411Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.7+0%

412Enterprise, ALAL56,9532.7+30%

413St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212.7+26%

414Elk City, OKOK22,1592.7+44%

415Des Moines, IAIA758,5392.7+26%

416Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9142.7+14%

417Columbus, MSMS67,1442.7+25%

418Rome, GAGA101,3782.7+18%

419Dubuque, IAIA99,3812.7+17%

420Dalton, GAGA147,8192.7+30%

421Hutchinson, MNMN36,6312.7+18%

422Norfolk, NENE49,2282.7+28%

423Florence, SCSC201,3922.7+36%

424Maryville, MOMO20,1742.7+18%

425McMinnville, TNTN43,7172.7+16%

426Watertown, NYNY111,5402.7+41%

427Marietta, OHOH58,3892.7+23%

428Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6662.7+22%

429Green Bay, WIWI336,7562.7+12%

430Marion, NCNC45,1982.7+37%

431Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4422.8+33%

432Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9042.8+29%

433Sebring, FLFL111,1222.8+34%

434Duluth, MNMN281,2192.8+34%

435Tyler, TXTX252,5492.8+34%

436Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.8+5%

437Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8082.8+5%

438LaGrange, GAGA107,0972.8+28%

439Gadsden, ALAL103,8862.8+30%

440Willmar, MNMN44,7202.8+20%

441Fayetteville, TNTN36,8532.8+25%

442Gillette, WYWY48,1452.8+50%

443Dothan, ALAL156,2662.8+32%

444Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0142.8+22%

445Natchez, MSMS54,7222.8+25%

446Albemarle, NCNC68,8302.8+22%

447Midland, TXTX193,1392.8+59%

448Sanford, NCNC70,2582.8+21%

449Milledgeville, GAGA44,0292.8+39%

450Mobile, ALAL411,6582.8+23%

451Hickory, NCNC376,8902.8+23%

452Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6822.8+26%

453Spartanburg, SCSC407,6562.8+27%

454Cullman, ALAL94,0092.8+14%

455Rock Springs, WYWY41,2672.8+40%

456Huntsville, ALAL556,4442.8+28%

457Platteville, WIWI52,4462.8+27%

458Detroit, MIMI4,390,9132.8+8%

459Somerset, KYKY67,3842.8+18%

460Harrison, ARAR45,6542.8+15%

461Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6452.8+17%

462Columbia, SCSC879,9182.8+27%

463Minden, LALA34,9482.8+54%

464Albertville, ALAL103,5372.8+19%

465Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672.8+42%

466Little Rock, ARAR777,6072.8+35%

467Franklin, KYKY20,7882.8+27%

468Rochester, MNMN231,1842.8+26%

469Harrisburg, PAPA617,4272.8+17%

470Marquette, MIMI68,0642.8+33%

471Elko, NVNV56,6822.8+30%

472Kingsland, GAGA60,1432.8+47%

473Kenosha, WIWI168,4482.8+12%

474Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7662.8+21%

475Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5532.8+28%

476Bainbridge, GAGA29,4322.8+32%

477Reading, PAPA440,0722.8+21%

478Vicksburg, MSMS41,7592.8+41%

479Glasgow, KYKY56,2242.8+22%

480Clarksville, TNTN349,0012.8+29%

481Bangor, MEME157,9672.8+26%

482Searcy, ARAR80,0852.8+42%

483Lock Haven, PAPA37,8702.8+17%

484Arcadia, FLFL37,0782.8+57%

485Wilson, NCNC81,1502.9+19%

486Yuma, AZAZ224,4492.9+27%

487Lebanon, PAPA146,3802.9+18%

488Jonesboro, ARAR139,4402.9+30%

489Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7952.9+14%

490Cornelia, GAGA50,4162.9+16%

491Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6552.9+18%

492Washington, NCNC44,6702.9+28%

493Columbus, OHOH2,242,0282.9+9%

494El Campo, TXTX42,0602.9+63%

495North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2332.9+22%

496Lake City, FLFL74,0942.9+40%

497DeRidder, LALA36,6732.9+68%

498Kearney, NENE57,9622.9+24%

499Carbondale, ILIL52,5012.9+13%

500Sayre, PAPA59,6002.9+36%

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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?

Borger, TX ranks #1 with 1.4 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by afford score?

Borger, TX, Town of Pecos, TX, Pampa, TX, Vernon, TX, Centralia, IL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).