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Most Affordable Cities to Buy a Home
Ranked by price-to-income ratio (median home value ÷ median household income) — the lower the ratio, the more affordable, among cities with population 25,000 or more.
1Flint, MI$53,500 home value1.4×2Saginaw, MI$60,000 home value1.6×3Danville, IL$79,000 home value1.7×4Ottumwa, IA$106,300 home value1.7×5Granite City, IL$104,300 home value1.8×6Youngstown, OH$63,300 home value1.8×7Marshalltown, IA$127,700 home value1.9×8Alton, IL$103,700 home value1.9×9Decatur, IL$99,600 home value1.9×10West Odessa, TX$126,300 home value1.9×11Bay City, MI$97,600 home value2.0×12Marion, IN$85,300 home value2.0×13Pekin, IL$120,700 home value2.0×14Galesburg, IL$96,400 home value2.0×15Garfield Heights, OH$109,900 home value2.0×16Chester, PA$83,100 home value2.0×17Jamestown, NY$87,700 home value2.0×18Inkster, MI$80,400 home value2.0×19Big Spring, TX$140,200 home value2.1×20Pine Bluff, AR$89,400 home value2.1×21Detroit, MI$83,900 home value2.1×22Rock Island, IL$125,900 home value2.1×23Hutchinson, KS$125,000 home value2.1×24Elmira, NY$93,000 home value2.2×25Moline, IL$146,300 home value2.2×26Muncie, IN$97,300 home value2.2×27Mason City, IA$142,000 home value2.2×28Dodge City, KS$151,700 home value2.2×29Dayton, OH$100,600 home value2.2×30Belleville, IL$141,300 home value2.2×31Lincoln Park, MI$131,000 home value2.2×32Huber Heights, OH$177,300 home value2.2×33San Juan, TX$126,700 home value2.2×34Allen Park, MI$183,700 home value2.3×35Canton, OH$97,800 home value2.3×36Florissant, MO$148,800 home value2.3×37Eastpointe, MI$142,200 home value2.3×38Warren, OH$86,400 home value2.3×39Toledo, OH$114,500 home value2.3×40Romulus, MI$159,500 home value2.3×41Pharr, TX$121,900 home value2.3×42Irondequoit, NY$182,500 home value2.3×43Round Lake Beach, IL$199,200 home value2.3×44Plum, PA$227,600 home value2.3×45Port Arthur, TX$107,400 home value2.3×46Lima, OH$107,200 home value2.3×47Jackson, MI$103,200 home value2.3×48Altoona, PA$119,900 home value2.3×49Lansing, IL$177,000 home value2.3×50Niagara Falls, NY$115,300 home value2.4×
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Ratio is a derived calculation, not a Census-published figure.