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  • District of Columbia
    Washington 198
  • Alaska
    Anchorage 108

  • Alabama
    Birmingham 48
    Huntsville 55
    Mobile 69
    Montgomery 22

  • Arkansas
    Little Rock 59

  • Arizona
    Chandler 110
    Gilbert 125
    Glendale 123
    Mesa 109
    Peoria 100
    Phoenix 127
    Scottsdale 175
    Tempe 130
    Tucson 124

  • California
    Anaheim 229
    Bakersfield 155
    Berkeley 243
    Burbank 236
    Chula Vista 222
    Concord 210
    Corona 178
    Costa Mesa 240
    Daly City 226
    Downey 241
    El Monte 219
    Escondido 202
    Fontana 165
    Fremont 191
    Fresno 168
    Fullerton 225
    Garden Grove 214
    Glendale 238
    Hayward 228
    Huntington Beach 217
    Inglewood 235
    Irvine 199
    Lancaster 161
    Long Beach 234
    Los Angeles 239
    Modesto 181
    Moreno Valley 159
    Norwalk 197
    Oakland 232
    Oceanside 212
    Ontario 185
    Orange 211
    Oxnard 230
    Palmdale 169
    Pasadena 237
    Pomona 204
    Rancho Cucamonga 166
    Riverside 180
    Sacramento 189
    Salinas 233
    San Bernardino 177
    San Buenaventura 223
    San Diego 224
    San Francisco 242
    San Jose 208
    Santa Ana 221
    Santa Clara 207
    Santa Clarita 170
    Santa Rosa 231
    Simi Valley 184
    Stockton 200
    Sunnyvale 213
    Thousand Oaks 190
    Torrance 215
    Vallejo 196
    West Covina 203

  • Colorado
    Arvada 111
    Aurora 117
    Colorado Springs 115
    Denver 150
    Fort Collins 144
    Lakewood 137
    Pueblo 94
    Westminster 107

  • Connecticut
    Bridgeport 156
    Hartford 172
    New Haven 160
    Stamford 201
    Waterbury 186

  • Florida
    Cape Coral 147
    Clearwater 122
    Coral Springs 162
    Fort Lauderdale 192
    Hialeah 173
    Hollywood 154
    Jacksonville 80
    Miami 218
    Orlando 31
    Pembroke Pines 142
    St. Petersburg 131
    Tallahassee 132
    Tampa 129

  • Georgia
    Athens 140
    Atlanta 151
    Augusta 21
    Columbus 87
    Savannah 95

  • Hawaii
    Honolulu 216

  • Iowa
    Cedar Rapids 17
    Des Moines 25

  • Idaho
    Boise 86

  • Illinois
    Aurora 89
    Chicago 158
    Joliet 65
    Naperville 120
    Peoria 38
    Rockford 40
    Springfield 14

  • Indiana
    Evansville 26
    Fort Wayne 9
    Gary 20
    Indianapolis 49
    South Bend 33

  • Kansas
    Kansas City 29
    Overland Park 75
    Topeka 75
    Wichita 19

  • Kentucky
    Lexington 91
    Louisville 101

  • Louisiana
    Baton Rouge 104
    Lafayette 81
    Metairie 114
    New Orleans 128
    Shreveport 54

  • Massassachusetts
    Boston 220
    Cambridge 209
    Springfield 135
    Worcester 174

  • Maryland
    Baltimore 73

  • Michigan
    Ann Arbor 145
    Detroit 70
    Flint 24
    Grand Rapids 72
    Lansing 61
    Livonia 67
    Sterling Heights 76
    Warren 84

  • Minnesota
    Minneapolis N 149
    St. Paul 134

  • Missouri
    Independence 15
    Kansas City 60
    Springfield 68
    St. Louis 90

  • Mississippi
    Jackson 30
  • North Carolina
    Charlotte 92
    Durham 106
    Fayetteville 8
    Greensboro 103
    Raleigh 105
    Winston-Salem 82

  • Nebraska
    Lincoln 51
    Omaha 63

  • New Hampshire
    Manchester 133

  • New Jersey
    Elizabeth 205
    Jersey City 183
    Newark 194
    Paterson 206

  • New Mexico
    Albuquerque 97

  • Nevada
    Henderson 153
    Las Vegas 157
    North Las Vegas 141
    Paradise 171
    Reno 187
    Spring Valley 164
    Sunrise Manor 143

  • New York
    Amherst 6
    Buffalo 4
    New York City 227
    North Hempstead 188
    Ramapo 167
    Syracuse 53
    Yonkers 195

  • Ohio
    Akron 52
    Cincinnati 119
    Cleveland 99
    Columbus 79
    Dayton 58
    Toledo 50

  • Oklanoma
    Oklahoma City 46
    Tulsa 57

  • Oregon
    Eugene 152
    Portland R 146
    Salem 116

  • Pennsylvania
    Allentown 85
    Erie 11
    Philadelphia 64
    Pittsburgh 16

  • Rhode Island
    Providence 176

  • South Carolina
    Columbia 118

  • South Dakota
    Sioux Falls 56

  • Tennessee
    Chattanooga 93
    Clarksville 7
    Knoxville 83
    Memphis 35
    Nashville 96

  • Texas
    Abilene 1
    Amarillo 39
    Arlington 23
    Austin 112
    Beaumont 34
    Brownsville 42
    Carrollton 36
    Corpus Christi 3
    Dallas 88
    El Paso 27
    Fort Worth 18
    Garland 28
    Grand Prairie 13
    Houston 62
    Irving 45
    Laredo 47
    Lubbock 41
    McAllen 32
    Mesquite 12
    Pasadena 37
    Plano 44
    San Antonio 5
    Waco 43
    Wichita Falls 2

  • Utah
    Provo 148
    Salt Lake City 139
    West Valley City 77

  • Virginia
    Alexandria 182
    Arlington 179
    Chesapeake 98
    Hampton 66
    Newport News 78
    Norfolk 121
    Portsmouth 74
    Richmond 126
    Virginia Beach 113

  • Washington
    Bellevue 163
    Seattle 193
    Tacoma 136
    Vancouver 138

  • Wisconsin
    Green Bay 71
    Milwaukee 102

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Housing Affordability Ranked from Best to Worst

For U.S. Cities of Over 100,000 People


Prop.
Tax
Rate		 City and
State		Population
in 2000
(000)		Affordability
Index
1.1Abilene TX 115 2.03
1.6Wichita Falls TX 104 2.09
1.0Corpus Christi TX 277 2.18
1.3Buffalo NY 292 2.23
1.6San Antonio TX 1,144 2.23
n/aAmherst NY 116 2.25
1.0Clarksville TN 103 2.28
1.4Fayetteville NC 121 2.28
0.9Fort Wayne IN 205 2.30
1.5Topeka KS 122 2.31
2.7Erie PA 103 2.34
1.7Mesquite TX 124 2.34
2.0Grand Prairie TX 127 2.35
1.8Springfield IL 111 2.37
1.2Independence MO 113 2.42
2.1Pittsburgh PA 334 2.44
1.4Cedar Rapids IA 120 2.46
1.5Fort Worth TX 534 2.46
1.1Wichita KS 344 2.47
1.9Gary IN 102 2.47
0.7Augusta GA 195 2.48
0.3Montgomery AL 201 2.48
2.3Arlington TX 332 2.48
1.3Flint MI 124 2.49
1.7Des Moines IA 198 2.49
0.7Evansville IN 121 2.53
1.8El Paso TX 563 2.54
1.7Garland TX 215 2.55
1.6Kansas City KS 146 2.55
0.5Jackson MS 184 2.56
0.8Orlando FL 185 2.57
1.7McAllen TX 106 2.58
1.3South Bend IN 107 2.58
1.3Beaumont TX 113 2.59
1.5Memphis TN 650 2.59
2.3Carrollton TX 109 2.59
1.4Pasadena TX 141 2.61
1.9Peoria IL 112 2.61
1.6Amarillo TX 173 2.62
2.6Rockford IL 150 2.65
1.4Lubbock TX 199 2.68
2.0Brownsville TX 139 2.69
1.4Waco TX 113 2.72
2.3Plano TX 222 2.74
1.6Irving TX 191 2.76
0.8Oklahoma City OK 506 2.78
1.9Laredo TX 176 2.80
0.3Birmingham AL 242 2.81
1.1Indianapolis IN 781 2.84
1.5Toledo OH 313 2.87
1.9Lincoln NE 225 2.88
1.4Akron OH 217 2.89
2.8Syracuse NY 147 2.90
0.4Shreveport LA 200 2.92
0.4Huntsville AL 158 2.93
1.5Sioux Falls SD 123 2.95
1.0Tulsa OK 393 2.96
1.5Dayton OH 156 2.98
0.8Little Rock AR 183 3.01
1.2Kansas City MO 441 3.04
1.6Lansing MI 119 3.04
1.3Houston TX 1,953 3.06
1.7Omaha NE 390 3.07
1.1Philadelphia PA 1,517 3.08
1.9Joliet IL 106 3.09
1.0Hampton VA 146 3.09
1.3Livonia MI 100 3.11
0.7Springfield MO 151 3.11
0.4Mobile AL 198 3.12
1.2Detroit MI 951 3.15
2.1Green Bay WI 102 3.15
1.1Grand Rapids MI 197 3.17
1.6Baltimore MD 651 3.19
1.1Portsmouth VA 100 3.20
1.0Overland Park KS 149 3.21
1.2Sterling Heights MI 124 3.21
0.7West Valley City UT 108 3.23
1.0Newport News VA 180 3.26
1.4Columbus OH 711 3.27
0.7Jacksonville FL 735 3.27
0.2Lafayette LA 110 3.27
1.1Winston-Salem NC 185 3.28
1.1Knoxville TN 173 3.29
1.5Warren MI 138 3.30
2.3Allentown PA 106 3.31
1.0Boise ID 185 3.32
0.6Columbus GA 185 3.32
1.3Dallas TX 1,188 3.32
1.9Aurora IL 142 3.34
0.9St. Louis MO 348 3.35
0.7Lexington KY 260 3.37
1.1Charlotte NC 540 3.39
1.2Chattanooga TN 155 3.40
0.7Pueblo CO 102 3.48
0.6Savannah GA 131 3.50
1.0Nashville TN 545 3.53
0.9Albuquerque NM 448 3.58
0.9Chesapeake VA 199 3.59
1.5Cleveland OH 478 3.61
0.7Peoria AZ 108 3.61
0.7Louisville KY 256 3.62
2.4Milwaukee WI 596 3.64
1.1Greensboro NC 223 3.67
0.2Baton Rouge LA 227 3.68
0.9Raleigh NC 276 3.68
1.1Durham NC 187 3.71
0.6Westminster CO 100 3.72
1.2Anchorage AK 260 3.77
0.5Mesa AZ 396 3.89
0.7Chandler AZ 176 3.89
0.7Arvada CO 102 3.90
1.6Austin TX 656 3.91
0.8Virginia Beach VA 425 3.95
0.1Metairie LA 146 3.97
0.4Colorado Springs CO 360 3.98
1.3Salem OR 136 3.99
0.6Aurora CO 276 4.03
0.7Columbia SC 116 4.08
1.5Cincinnati OH 331 4.09
1.5Naperville IL 128 4.10
1.0Norfolk VA 234 4.12
0.8Clearwater FL 108 4.14
0.7Glendale AZ 218 4.20
0.9Tucson AZ 486 4.22
0.6Gilbert AZ 109 4.23
1.1Richmond VA 197 4.34
0.7Phoenix AZ 1,321 4.35
0.2New Orleans LA 484 4.35
0.8Tampa FL 303 4.36
0.6Tempe AZ 158 4.37
0.7St. Petersburg FL 248 4.39
0.8Tallahassee FL 150 4.51
1.6Manchester NH 107 4.52
0.8St. Paul MN 287 4.54
1.7Springfield MA 152 4.70
1.2Tacoma WA 193 4.72
0.7Lakewood CO 144 4.72
1.1Vancouver WA 143 4.77
0.8Salt Lake City UT 181 4.84
0.8Athens GA 100 4.92
0.5North Las Vegas NV 115 4.96
0.8Pembroke Pines FL 137 5.01
0.3Sunrise Manor NV 156 5.09
0.6Fort Collins CO 118 5.19
1.7Ann Arbor MI 114 5.20
1.2Portland OR 529 5.34
0.8Cape Coral FL 102 5.34
0.6Provo UT 105 5.41
1.0Minneapolis MN 382 5.42
0.5Denver CO 554 5.47
0.9Atlanta GA 416 5.50
1.3Eugene OR 137 5.65
0.5Henderson NV 175 5.70
0.7Hollywood FL 139 5.77
0.5Bakersfield CA 247 5.82
2.1Bridgeport CT 139 5.92
0.6Las Vegas NV 478 5.96
0.9Chicago IL 2,896 5.97
0.4Moreno Valley CA 142 6.08
2.1New Haven CT 123 6.15
0.4Lancaster CA 118 6.17
0.9Coral Springs FL 117 6.18
0.7Bellevue WA 109 6.21
0.6Spring Valley NV 117 6.27
0.4Fontana CA 128 6.31
0.4Rancho Cucamonga CA 127 6.37
n/aRamapo NY 108 6.41
0.4Fresno CA 427 6.42
0.5Palmdale CA 116 6.53
0.4Santa Clarita CA 151 6.54
0.6Paradise NV 186 6.60
1.6Hartford CT 121 6.65
0.6Hialeah FL 226 6.68
1.1Worcester MA 172 6.93
0.4Scottsdale AZ 202 7.03
1.1Providence RI 173 7.17
0.3San Bernardino CA 185 7.18
0.4Corona CA 124 7.23
0.7Arlington VA 189 7.23
0.3Riverside CA 255 7.34
0.3Modesto CA 188 7.36
0.7Alexandria VA 128 7.42
2.0Jersey City NJ 240 7.43
0.3Simi Valley CA 111 7.47
0.3Ontario CA 158 7.50
2.7Waterbury CT 107 7.52
0.5Reno NV 180 7.57
n/aNorth Hempstead NY 222 7.61
0.3Sacramento CA 407 7.61
0.2Thousand Oaks CA 117 7.77
0.3Fremont CA 203 7.79
0.8Fort Lauderdale FL 152 7.81
0.9Seattle WA 563 7.81
2.0Newark NJ 273 7.91
1.2Yonkers NY 196 7.94
0.2Vallejo CA 116 7.97
0.2Norwalk CA 103 8.00
0.3Washington DC 572 8.14
0.4Irvine CA 143 8.25
0.3Stockton CA 243 8.31
1.0Stamford CT 117 8.52
0.2Escondido CA 133 8.69
0.3West Covina CA 105 8.72
0.2Pomona CA 149 8.74
1.5Elizabeth NJ 120 8.75
2.1Paterson NJ 149 8.79
0.1Santa Clara CA 102 8.80
0.2San Jose CA 894 8.82
0.5Cambridge MA 101 8.82
0.3Concord CA 121 8.83
0.2Orange CA 128 8.85
0.3Oceanside CA 161 9.04
0.2Sunnyvale CA 131 9.10
0.2Garden Grove CA 165 9.31
0.2Torrance CA 137 9.43
0.2Honolulu HI 371 9.47
0.2Huntington Beach CA 189 9.86
1.0Miami FL 362 9.86
0.4El Monte CA 115 9.87
0.6Boston MA 589 9.88
0.2Santa Ana CA 33710.09
0.2Chula Vista CA 17310.16
0.2San Buenaventura CA 10010.18
0.2San Diego CA 1,22310.19
0.2Fullerton CA 12610.19
0.3Daly City CA 10310.31
0.5New York NY 8,00810.34
0.2Hayward CA 14010.38
0.2Anaheim CA 32810.61
0.2Oxnard CA 17010.82
0.4Santa Rosa CA 14710.91
0.3Oakland CA 39911.04
0.1Salinas CA 15111.18
0.2Long Beach CA 46111.30
0.2Inglewood CA 11211.47
0.2Burbank CA 10011.47
0.3Pasadena CA 13311.89
0.3Glendale CA 19412.04
0.3Los Angeles CA 3,69412.04
0.2Costa Mesa CA 10812.09
0.2Downey CA 10712.16
0.2San Francisco CA 77612.64
0.4Berkeley CA 10214.55

1 Median 2005 property tax rate on non-mortgaged homes, according to city-data.com's profile of each city in March, 2007.

2 Median 2005 house price divided by median 2007 yearly income, according to city-data.com's profile of each city in March, 2007.

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