Affordability
Where the median home costs the fewest years of household income. Ranked from cheapest to most expensive — limited to towns with 5,000–50,000 residents so the comparison stays fair.
Ranked by Years-to-own ratio · drawn from ACS 5-yr 2019–2023 · 8,640 places considered.
| Rank | Place | County · region | Years-to-own ratio | Population | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Bruceton Mills WV |
Preston |
0.96
in the top 1% nationally |
8,390 | #1 of 103 |
| #2 |
Washington Park IL |
St. Clair |
1.05
in the top 1% nationally |
10,363 | #1 of 332 |
| #3 |
Atlas PA |
Northumberland |
1.09
in the top 1% nationally |
7,174 | #1 of 533 |
| #4 |
Clarksdale MS |
Bolivar |
1.19
in the top 1% nationally |
16,384 | #1 of 139 |
| #5 |
Helena-West Helena AR |
Phillips |
1.22
in the top 1% nationally |
7,080 | #1 of 115 |
| #6 |
Brownstown PA |
Cambria |
1.29
in the top 1% nationally |
9,654 | #2 of 533 |
| #7 |
Blackwell OK |
Kay |
1.33
in the top 1% nationally |
6,795 | #1 of 120 |
| #8 |
Shenandoah PA |
Schuylkill |
1.35
in the top 1% nationally |
5,988 | #3 of 533 |
| #9 |
Pine Lawn MO |
St. Louis city |
1.35
in the top 1% nationally |
21,479 | #1 of 223 |
| #10 |
Eldorado IL |
Gallatin |
1.36
in the top 1% nationally |
5,763 | #2 of 332 |
| #11 |
Kewanee IL |
Bureau |
1.38
in the top 1% nationally |
13,529 | #3 of 332 |
| #12 |
Sauget IL |
St. Clair |
1.39
in the top 1% nationally |
6,801 | #4 of 332 |
| #13 |
Pine Bluff AR |
Jefferson |
1.40
in the top 1% nationally |
13,981 | #2 of 115 |
| #14 |
Trevorton PA |
Northumberland |
1.41
in the top 1% nationally |
10,460 | #4 of 533 |
| #15 |
Fairview-Ferndale PA |
Northumberland |
1.42
in the top 1% nationally |
10,057 | #5 of 533 |
| #16 |
Vinco PA |
Cambria |
1.44
in the top 1% nationally |
6,984 | #6 of 533 |
| #17 |
Beardstown IL |
Cass |
1.46
in the top 1% nationally |
7,719 | #5 of 332 |
| #18 |
Kermit TX |
Winkler |
1.48
in the top 1% nationally |
6,160 | #1 of 482 |
| #19 |
Oakland PA |
Cambria |
1.49
in the top 1% nationally |
11,593 | #7 of 533 |
| #20 |
East St. Louis IL |
St. Clair |
1.49
in the top 1% nationally |
10,777 | #6 of 332 |
| #21 |
Parsons KS |
Labette |
1.49
in the top 1% nationally |
11,786 | #1 of 80 |
| #22 |
Cumberland KY |
Harlan |
1.49
in the top 1% nationally |
5,506 | #1 of 192 |
| #23 |
Jeanerette LA |
Iberia Parish |
1.50
in the top 1% nationally |
10,407 | #1 of 165 |
| #24 |
Peoria Heights IL |
Peoria |
1.51
in the top 1% nationally |
21,264 | #7 of 332 |
| #25 |
North Enid OK |
Garfield |
1.52
in the top 1% nationally |
25,313 | #2 of 120 |
| #26 |
Hoopeston IL |
Iroquois |
1.52
in the top 1% nationally |
5,635 | #8 of 332 |
| #27 |
Anadarko OK |
Caddo |
1.53
in the top 1% nationally |
7,760 | #3 of 120 |
| #28 |
Larned KS |
Pawnee |
1.53
in the top 2% nationally |
5,137 | #2 of 80 |
| #29 |
Monessen PA |
Westmoreland |
1.53
in the top 2% nationally |
6,825 | #8 of 533 |
| #30 |
Elim PA |
Cambria |
1.56
in the top 2% nationally |
19,722 | #9 of 533 |
| #31 |
New Alexandria OH |
Jefferson |
1.56
in the top 2% nationally |
5,448 | #1 of 403 |
| #32 |
Harristown IL |
Macon |
1.57
in the top 2% nationally |
15,272 | #9 of 332 |
| #33 |
Alverda PA |
Cambria |
1.58
in the top 2% nationally |
5,421 | #10 of 533 |
| #34 |
Buena Vista MI |
Saginaw |
1.59
in the top 2% nationally |
32,069 | #1 of 328 |
| #35 |
Monmouth IL |
Henderson |
1.59
in the top 2% nationally |
10,640 | #10 of 332 |
| #36 |
Duquesne PA |
Allegheny |
1.60
in the top 2% nationally |
5,186 | #11 of 533 |
| #37 |
Oneida AR |
Phillips |
1.61
in the top 2% nationally |
5,906 | #3 of 115 |
| #38 |
Mount Zion IL |
Macon |
1.61
in the top 2% nationally |
39,244 | #11 of 332 |
| #39 |
Edgewater AL |
Jefferson |
1.61
in the top 2% nationally |
5,409 | #1 of 225 |
| #40 |
Harrisburg IL |
Pope |
1.62
in the top 2% nationally |
11,465 | #12 of 332 |
| #41 |
Ogdensburg NY |
St. Lawrence
Thousand Islands |
1.63
in the top 2% nationally |
15,615 | #1 of 475 |
| #42 |
Gordon PA |
Columbia |
1.63
in the top 2% nationally |
8,033 | #12 of 533 |
| #43 |
Chester IL |
Randolph |
1.64
in the top 2% nationally |
8,233 | #13 of 332 |
| #44 |
Coosada AL |
Montgomery |
1.64
in the top 2% nationally |
12,782 | #2 of 225 |
| #45 |
Charleroi PA |
Washington |
1.65
in the top 2% nationally |
10,044 | #13 of 533 |
| #46 |
Hiller PA |
Fayette |
1.65
in the top 2% nationally |
9,007 | #14 of 533 |
| #47 |
Danville IL |
Vermilion |
1.65
in the top 2% nationally |
40,599 | #14 of 332 |
| #48 |
Dixon OK |
Hughes |
1.65
in the top 2% nationally |
5,558 | #4 of 120 |
| #49 |
Coffeyville KS |
Labette |
1.66
in the top 2% nationally |
10,944 | #3 of 80 |
| #50 |
Saginaw MI |
Saginaw |
1.66
in the top 2% nationally |
29,013 | #2 of 328 |
Showing top 50 of 8,640 places ranked. See methodology →
The same metric, filtered differently.