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Hey, America: You Are Here.
Everyone - including this site - rushes to tell you the most expensive and most affordable places to live. But most of America lies right in the middle. For this real estate ranking, we sliced off the top, threw away the bottom, and brought to you affordabilty ranking for the core of this country. | | Share of Homes | | Median | | Median | National | | affordable to median | | family | | Home | Rank | | income earners | | income | | Price | | | | | | | | | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 71.6 | | $50,700 | | $137,000 | 86 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 71.5 | | $59,900 | | $130,000 | 87 | Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 71.1 | | $63,900 | | $178,000 | 88 | Modesto, CA | 71.1 | | $56,500 | | $160,000 | 88 | Merced, CA | 70.9 | | $47,400 | | $130,000 | 90 | Ocala, FL | 70.8 | | $48,800 | | $126,000 | 91 | Glens Falls, NY | 70.7 | | $58,600 | | $143,000 | 92 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 70.6 | | $59,800 | | $145,000 | 93 | Denver-Aurora, CO | 70.3 | | $71,800 | | $193,000 | 94 | Norwich-New London, CT | 70.3 | | $77,400 | | $198,000 | 94 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 70.2 | | $75,000 | | $217,000 | 96 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 70.1 | | $67,700 | | $160,000 | 97 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 69.6 | | $70,600 | | $172,000 | 98 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 69.6 | | $65,000 | | $200,000 | 98 | Fairbanks, AK | 69.5 | | $71,300 | | $197,000 | 100 | Gainesville, GA | 69.4 | | $57,100 | | $140,000 | 101 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ ^^^ | 69.4 | | $73,900 | | $215,000 | 101 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ^^^ | 69.0 | | $97,200 | | $276,000 | 103 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | 68.8 | | $63,200 | | $176,000 | 104 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 68.8 | | $81,100 | | $205,000 | 104 | Albuquerque, NM MSA | 68.7 | | $58,000 | | $172,000 | 106 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | 68.6 | | $82,500 | | $202,000 | 107 | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 68.6 | | $58,700 | | $144,000 | 107 | Punta Gorda, FL | 68.5 | | $52,600 | | $130,000 | 109 | Waco, TX | 68.2 | | $48,200 | | $119,000 | 110 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 68.0 | | $56,500 | | $144,000 | 111 | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX ^^^ | 67.5 | | $65,000 | | $155,000 | 112 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 67.5 | | $62,600 | | $180,000 | 112 | New Haven-Milford, CT | 67.3 | | $74,900 | | $195,000 | 114 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | 67.2 | | $69,100 | | $176,000 | 115 | Madison, WI | 67.1 | | $77,600 | | $200,000 | 116 | Durham, NC | 66.8 | | $62,100 | | $169,000 | 117 | Stockton, CA | 66.4 | | $61,300 | | $175,000 | 118 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 66.2 | | $61,100 | | $150,000 | 119 | Pittsfield, MA | 66.2 | | $64,800 | | $166,000 | 119 | Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 66.0 | | $71,000 | | $208,000 | 121 | Yuba City, CA | 65.8 | | $53,400 | | $166,000 | 122 | Gainesville, FL | 65.7 | | $56,600 | | $155,000 | 123 | Peabody, MA ^^^ | 65.6 | | $78,800 | | $234,000 | 124 | Richmond, VA | 65.3 | | $69,300 | | $210,000 | 125 | Spokane, WA | 65.1 | | $56,700 | | $167,000 | 126 | Reno-Sparks, NV | 64.8 | | $69,500 | | $216,000 | 127 | Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 64.6 | | $59,600 | | $155,000 | 128 | Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 64.6 | | $74,300 | | $224,000 | 128 | Camden, NJ ^^^ | 64.4 | | $78,300 | | $200,000 | 130 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 64.4 | | $74,900 | | $218,000 | 130 | Tucson, AZ | 64.1 | | $55,000 | | $170,000 | 132 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 64.1 | | $65,100 | | $199,000 | 132 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 63.6 | | $52,300 | | $145,000 | 134 | College Station-Bryan, TX | 63.5 | | $55,800 | | $151,000 | 135 | Carson City, NV | 63.3 | | $63,100 | | $199,000 | 136 | Source: National Association of Home Builders
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