RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most affordable housing, US states

US states with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). West Virginia leads at 2.7. 51 states qualify in total.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4994.4–

01West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.7+11%

02Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.8+14%

03Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.9+18%

04Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793.0+18%

05Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.0+4%

06Indiana, ININ6,851,0733.0+18%

07Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343.1+27%

08Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913.1+19%

09Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.1+24%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983.2−13%

11Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.2+7%

12Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243.2+15%

13Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.3+9%

14North Dakota, NDND784,8413.3+37%

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.3+3%

16Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.3+17%

17South Dakota, SDSD907,4283.4+30%

18Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.4+5%

19Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613.6+19%

20Texas, TXTX30,188,4243.6+45%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.7+3%

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.7+22%

23Alaska, AKAK735,7063.8+10%

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.8−12%

25New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463.9+7%

26Vermont, VTVT647,1063.9−3%

27Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073.9+20%

28Maine, MEME1,387,8174.0+6%

29North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044.0+22%

30Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.1−13%

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.1+2%

32Wyoming, WYWY582,3974.1+26%

33Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704.1−1%

34Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834.1+33%

35Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.1−2%

36New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094.4−14%

37Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.6−10%

38Florida, FLFL22,416,0774.8+12%

39New York, NYNY19,852,3664.9−10%

40Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.9+16%

41Utah, UTUT3,392,3315.1+33%

42Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.2+31%

43Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.4+45%

44Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.4−1%

45Nevada, NVNV3,184,6125.6+22%

46Colorado, COCO5,862,1895.6+35%

47Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.8+15%

48Oregon, OROR4,254,2935.8+12%

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946.7−11%

50California, CACA39,287,3777.4−2%

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2358.4+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest afford score?

West Virginia ranks #1 with 2.7 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by afford score?

West Virginia, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 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 (2024).