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Home Affordability Overview
Home affordability metrics calculated from home prices, median income, median rent and mortgage rates are available for the following regions.
Nationwide Home Affordability
Home Affordability by State
Compare state housing affordability metrics in a table.
- Alabama •
- Alaska •
- Arizona •
- Arkansas •
- California •
- Colorado •
- Connecticut •
- Delaware •
- District of Columbia •
- Florida •
- Georgia •
- Hawaii •
- Idaho •
- Illinois •
- Indiana •
- Iowa •
- Kansas •
- Kentucky •
- Louisiana •
- Maine •
- Maryland •
- Massachusetts •
- Michigan •
- Minnesota •
- Mississippi •
- Missouri •
- Montana •
- Nebraska •
- Nevada •
- New Hampshire •
- New Jersey •
- New Mexico •
- New York •
- North Carolina •
- North Dakota •
- Ohio •
- Oklahoma •
- Oregon •
- Pennsylvania •
- Rhode Island •
- South Carolina •
- South Dakota •
- Tennessee •
- Texas •
- Utah •
- Vermont •
- Virginia •
- Washington •
- West Virginia •
- Wisconsin •
- Wyoming
Home Affordability by Metro
Compare metro housing affordability metrics (for metros with Realtor median prices) in a table.
- Abilene, TX •
- Albany, NY •
- Albany, GA •
- Albuquerque, NM •
- Alexandria, LA •
- Allentown, PA •
- Altoona, PA •
- Amarillo, TX •
- Anchorage, AK •
- Anniston, AL •
- Appleton, WI •
- Asheville, NC •
- Athens, GA •
- Atlanta, GA •
- Auburn, AL •
- Augusta, GA •
- Austin, TX •
- Bakersfield, CA •
- Bangor, ME •
- Baton Rouge, LA •
- Beaumont, TX •
- Bellingham, WA •
- Billings, MT •
- Binghamton, NY •
- Birmingham, AL •
- Bismarck, ND •
- Bloomington, IL •
- Bloomington, IN •
- Boise City, ID •
- Boston, MA •
- Brownsville, TX •
- Buffalo, NY •
- Burlington, VT •
- Canton, OH •
- Casper, WY •
- Cedar Rapids, IA •
- Champaign, IL •
- Charleston, SC •
- Charleston, WV •
- Charlotte, NC •
- Charlottesville, VA •
- Chattanooga, TN •
- Cheyenne, WY •
- Chicago, IL •
- Chico, CA •
- Cincinnati, OH •
- Clarksville, TN •
- Cleveland, OH •
- Colorado Springs, CO •
- Columbia, SC •
- Columbia, MO •
- Columbus, OH •
- Columbus, GA •
- Corpus Christi, TX •
- Corvallis, OR •
- Cumberland, MD •
- Dallas, TX •
- Davenport, IA •
- Dayton, OH •
- Decatur, IL •
- Decatur, AL •
- Denver, CO •
- Des Moines, IA •
- Detroit, MI •
- Dothan, AL •
- Dover, DE •
- Dubuque, IA •
- Duluth, MN •
- Eau Claire, WI •
- El Paso, TX •
- Elkhart, IN •
- Elmira, NY •
- Erie, PA •
- Eugene, OR •
- Evansville, IN •
- Fargo, ND •
- Fayetteville, AR •
- Fayetteville, NC •
- Flagstaff, AZ •
- Florence, AL •
- Florence, SC •
- Fort Collins, CO •
- Fort Smith, AR •
- Fort Wayne, IN •
- Fresno, CA •
- Gadsden, AL •
- Gainesville, FL •
- Glens Falls, NY •
- Goldsboro, NC •
- Grand Forks, ND •
- Grand Junction, CO •
- Grand Rapids, MI •
- Great Falls, MT •
- Green Bay, WI •
- Greensboro, NC •
- Greenville, SC •
- Greenville, NC •
- Harrisburg, PA •
- Hartford, CT •
- Hattiesburg, MS •
- Hickory, NC •
- Honolulu, HI •
- Houma, LA •
- Houston, TX •
- Huntington, WV •
- Huntsville, AL •
- Indianapolis, IN •
- Iowa City, IA •
- Jackson, TN •
- Jackson, MS •
- Jackson, MI •
- Jacksonville, NC •
- Jacksonville, FL •
- Janesville, WI •
- Johnson City, TN •
- Johnstown, PA •
- Jonesboro, AR •
- Joplin, MO •
- Kalamazoo, MI •
- Kansas City, MO •
- Killeen, TX •
- Knoxville, TN •
- Kokomo, IN •
- La Crosse, WI •
- Lafayette, LA •
- Lafayette, IN •
- Lake Charles, LA •
- Lakeland, FL •
- Lancaster, PA •
- Lansing, MI •
- Laredo, TX •
- Las Cruces, NM •
- Las Vegas, NV •
- Lawrence, KS •
- Lawton, OK •
- Lewiston, ME •
- Lexington, KY •
- Lima, OH •
- Lincoln, NE •
- Little Rock, AR •
- Longview, TX •
- Los Angeles, CA •
- Louisville, KY •
- Lubbock, TX •
- Lynchburg, VA •
- Macon, GA •
- Madison, WI •
- Mansfield, OH •
- McAllen, TX •
- Medford, OR •
- Memphis, TN •
- Merced, CA •
- Miami, FL •
- Milwaukee, WI •
- Minneapolis, MN •
- Missoula, MT •
- Mobile, AL •
- Modesto, CA •
- Monroe, LA •
- Montgomery, AL •
- Muncie, IN •
- Myrtle Beach, SC •
- Naples, FL •
- Nashville, TN •
- New Orleans, LA •
- New York, NY •
- Ocala, FL •
- Odessa, TX •
- Oklahoma City, OK •
- Omaha, NE •
- Orlando, FL •
- Owensboro, KY •
- Panama City, FL •
- Parkersburg, WV •
- Pensacola, FL •
- Peoria, IL •
- Philadelphia, PA •
- Phoenix, AZ •
- Pine Bluff, AR •
- Pittsburgh, PA •
- Pittsfield, MA •
- Pocatello, ID •
- Portland, OR •
- Portland, ME •
- Providence, RI •
- Provo, UT •
- Pueblo, CO •
- Punta Gorda, FL •
- Raleigh, NC •
- Rapid City, SD •
- Reading, PA •
- Redding, CA •
- Reno, NV •
- Richmond, VA •
- Roanoke, VA •
- Rochester, NY •
- Rochester, MN •
- Rockford, IL •
- Rocky Mount, NC •
- Sacramento, CA •
- Saginaw, MI •
- Salinas, CA •
- Salt Lake City, UT •
- San Angelo, TX •
- San Antonio, TX •
- San Diego, CA •
- San Francisco, CA •
- San Luis Obispo, CA •
- Santa Barbara, CA •
- Santa Fe, NM •
- Savannah, GA •
- Scranton, PA •
- Seattle, WA •
- Sheboygan, WI •
- Sherman, TX •
- Shreveport, LA •
- Sioux City, IA •
- Sioux Falls, SD •
- South Bend, IN •
- Spokane, WA •
- Springfield, MO •
- Springfield, MA •
- Springfield, IL •
- St Cloud, MN •
- St Joseph, MO •
- St Louis, MO •
- State College, PA •
- Stockton, CA •
- Sumter, SC •
- Syracuse, NY •
- Tallahassee, FL •
- Tampa, FL •
- Terre Haute, IN •
- Texarkana, TX •
- Toledo, OH •
- Topeka, KS •
- Tucson, AZ •
- Tulsa, OK •
- Tuscaloosa, AL •
- Tyler, TX •
- Utica, NY •
- Victoria, TX •
- Visalia, CA •
- Waco, TX •
- Washington, DC •
- Waterloo, IA •
- Wausau, WI •
- West Palm Beach, FL •
- Wheeling, WV •
- Wichita, KS •
- Wichita Falls, TX •
- Williamsport, PA •
- Wilmington, NC •
- Yakima, WA •
- York, PA •
- Youngstown, OH •
- Yuba City, CA •
- Yuma, AZ
