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 |
1.1 |
Abilene TX |
115 |
 |
1.6 |
Wichita Falls TX |
104 |
 |
1.0 |
Corpus Christi TX |
277 |
 |
1.3 |
Buffalo NY |
292 |
 |
1.6 |
San Antonio TX |
1,144 |
 |
n/a |
Amherst NY |
116 |
 |
1.0 |
Clarksville TN |
103 |
 |
1.4 |
Fayetteville NC |
121 |
 |
0.9 |
Fort Wayne IN |
205 |
 |
1.5 |
Topeka KS |
122 |
 |
2.7 |
Erie PA |
103 |
 |
1.7 |
Mesquite TX |
124 |
 |
2.0 |
Grand Prairie TX |
127 |
 |
1.8 |
Springfield IL |
111 |
 |
1.2 |
Independence MO |
113 |
 |
2.1 |
Pittsburgh PA |
334 |
 |
1.4 |
Cedar Rapids IA |
120 |
 |
1.5 |
Fort Worth TX |
534 |
 |
1.1 |
Wichita KS |
344 |
 |
1.9 |
Gary IN |
102 |
 |
0.7 |
Augusta GA |
195 |
 |
0.3 |
Montgomery AL |
201 |
 |
2.3 |
Arlington TX |
332 |
 |
1.3 |
Flint MI |
124 |
 |
1.7 |
Des Moines IA |
198 |
 |
0.7 |
Evansville IN |
121 |
 |
1.8 |
El Paso TX |
563 |
 |
1.7 |
Garland TX |
215 |
 |
1.6 |
Kansas City KS |
146 |
 |
0.5 |
Jackson MS |
184 |
 |
0.8 |
Orlando FL |
185 |
 |
1.7 |
McAllen TX |
106 |
 |
1.3 |
South Bend IN |
107 |
 |
1.3 |
Beaumont TX |
113 |
 |
1.5 |
Memphis TN |
650 |
 |
2.3 |
Carrollton TX |
109 |
 |
1.4 |
Pasadena TX |
141 |
 |
1.9 |
Peoria IL |
112 |
 |
1.6 |
Amarillo TX |
173 |
 |
2.6 |
Rockford IL |
150 |
 |
1.4 |
Lubbock TX |
199 |
 |
2.0 |
Brownsville TX |
139 |
 |
1.4 |
Waco TX |
113 |
 |
2.3 |
Plano TX |
222 |
 |
1.6 |
Irving TX |
191 |
 |
0.8 |
Oklahoma City OK |
506 |
 |
1.9 |
Laredo TX |
176 |
 |
0.3 |
Birmingham AL |
242 |
 |
1.1 |
Indianapolis IN |
781 |
 |
1.5 |
Toledo OH |
313 |
 |
1.9 |
Lincoln NE |
225 |
 |
1.4 |
Akron OH |
217 |
 |
2.8 |
Syracuse NY |
147 |
 |
0.4 |
Shreveport LA |
200 |
 |
0.4 |
Huntsville AL |
158 |
 |
1.5 |
Sioux Falls SD |
123 |
 |
1.0 |
Tulsa OK |
393 |
 |
1.5 |
Dayton OH |
156 |
 |
0.8 |
Little Rock AR |
183 |
 |
1.2 |
Kansas City MO |
441 |
 |
1.6 |
Lansing MI |
119 |
 |
1.3 |
Houston TX |
1,953 |
 |
1.7 |
Omaha NE |
390 |
 |
1.1 |
Philadelphia PA |
1,517 |
 |
1.9 |
Joliet IL |
106 |
 |
1.0 |
Hampton VA |
146 |
 |
1.3 |
Livonia MI |
100 |
 |
0.7 |
Springfield MO |
151 |
 |
0.4 |
Mobile AL |
198 |
 |
1.2 |
Detroit MI |
951 |
 |
2.1 |
Green Bay WI |
102 |
 |
1.1 |
Grand Rapids MI |
197 |
 |
1.6 |
Baltimore MD |
651 |
 |
1.1 |
Portsmouth VA |
100 |
 |
1.0 |
Overland Park KS |
149 |
 |
1.2 |
Sterling Heights MI
|
124 |
 |
0.7 |
West Valley City UT
|
108 |
 |
1.0 |
Newport News VA |
180 |
 |
1.4 |
Columbus OH |
711 |
 |
0.7 |
Jacksonville FL |
735 |
 |
0.2 |
Lafayette LA |
110 |
 |
1.1 |
Winston-Salem NC |
185 |
 |
1.1 |
Knoxville TN |
173 |
 |
1.5 |
Warren MI |
138 |
 |
2.3 |
Allentown PA |
106 |
 |
1.0 |
Boise ID |
185 |
 |
0.6 |
Columbus GA |
185 |
 |
1.3 |
Dallas TX |
1,188 |
 |
1.9 |
Aurora IL |
142 |
 |
0.9 |
St. Louis MO |
348 |
 |
0.7 |
Lexington KY |
260 |
 |
1.1 |
Charlotte NC |
540 |
 |
1.2 |
Chattanooga TN |
155 |
 |
0.7 |
Pueblo CO |
102 |
 |
0.6 |
Savannah GA |
131 |
 |
1.0 |
Nashville TN |
545 |
 |
0.9 |
Albuquerque NM |
448 |
 |
0.9 |
Chesapeake VA |
199 |
 |
1.5 |
Cleveland OH |
478 |
 |
0.7 |
Peoria AZ |
108 |
 |
0.7 |
Louisville KY |
256 |
 |
2.4 |
Milwaukee WI |
596 |
 |
1.1 |
Greensboro NC |
223 |
 |
0.2 |
Baton Rouge LA |
227 |
 |
0.9 |
Raleigh NC |
276 |
 |
1.1 |
Durham NC |
187 |
 |
0.6 |
Westminster CO |
100 |
 |
1.2 |
Anchorage AK |
260 |
 |
0.5 |
Mesa AZ |
396 |
 |
0.7 |
Chandler AZ |
176 |
 |
0.7 |
Arvada CO |
102 |
 |
1.6 |
Austin TX |
656 |
 |
0.8 |
Virginia Beach VA |
425 |
 |
0.1 |
Metairie LA |
146 |
 |
0.4 |
Colorado Springs
CO |
360 |
 |
1.3 |
Salem OR |
136 |
 |
0.6 |
Aurora CO |
276 |
 |
0.7 |
Columbia SC |
116 |
 |
1.5 |
Cincinnati OH |
331 |
 |
1.5 |
Naperville IL |
128 |
 |
1.0 |
Norfolk VA |
234 |
 |
0.8 |
Clearwater FL |
108 |
 |
0.7 |
Glendale AZ |
218 |
 |
0.9 |
Tucson AZ |
486 |
 |
0.6 |
Gilbert AZ |
109 |
 |
1.1 |
Richmond VA |
197 |
 |
0.7 |
Phoenix AZ |
1,321 |
 |
0.2 |
New Orleans LA |
484 |
 |
0.8 |
Tampa FL |
303 |
 |
0.6 |
Tempe AZ |
158 |
 |
0.7 |
St. Petersburg FL |
248 |
 |
0.8 |
Tallahassee FL |
150 |
 |
1.6 |
Manchester NH |
107 |
 |
0.8 |
St. Paul MN |
287 |
 |
1.7 |
Springfield MA |
152 |
 |
1.2 |
Tacoma WA |
193 |
 |
0.7 |
Lakewood CO |
144 |
 |
1.1 |
Vancouver WA |
143 |
 |
0.8 |
Salt Lake City UT |
181 |
 |
0.8 |
Athens GA |
100 |
 |
0.5 |
North Las Vegas NV
|
115 |
 |
0.8 |
Pembroke Pines FL |
137 |
 |
0.3 |
Sunrise Manor NV |
156 |
 |
0.6 |
Fort Collins CO |
118 |
 |
1.7 |
Ann Arbor MI |
114 |
 |
1.2 |
Portland OR |
529 |
 |
0.8 |
Cape Coral FL |
102 |
 |
0.6 |
Provo UT |
105 |
 |
1.0 |
Minneapolis MN |
382 |
 |
0.5 |
Denver CO |
554 |
 |
0.9 |
Atlanta GA |
416 |
 |
1.3 |
Eugene OR |
137 |
 |
0.5 |
Henderson NV |
175 |
 |
0.7 |
Hollywood FL |
139 |
 |
0.5 |
Bakersfield CA |
247 |
 |
2.1 |
Bridgeport CT |
139 |
 |
0.6 |
Las Vegas NV |
478 |
 |
0.9 |
Chicago IL |
2,896 |
 |
0.4 |
Moreno Valley CA |
142 |
 |
2.1 |
New Haven CT |
123 |
 |
0.4 |
Lancaster CA |
118 |
 |
0.9 |
Coral Springs FL |
117 |
 |
0.7 |
Bellevue WA |
109 |
 |
0.6 |
Spring Valley NV |
117 |
 |
0.4 |
Fontana CA |
128 |
 |
0.4 |
Rancho Cucamonga
CA |
127 |
 |
n/a |
Ramapo NY |
108 |
 |
0.4 |
Fresno CA |
427 |
 |
0.5 |
Palmdale CA |
116 |
 |
0.4 |
Santa Clarita CA |
151 |
 |
0.6 |
Paradise NV |
186 |
 |
1.6 |
Hartford CT |
121 |
 |
0.6 |
Hialeah FL |
226 |
 |
1.1 |
Worcester MA |
172 |
 |
0.4 |
Scottsdale AZ |
202 |
 |
1.1 |
Providence RI |
173 |
 |
0.3 |
San Bernardino CA |
185 |
 |
0.4 |
Corona CA |
124 |
 |
0.7 |
Arlington VA |
189 |
 |
0.3 |
Riverside CA |
255 |
 |
0.3 |
Modesto CA |
188 |
 |
0.7 |
Alexandria VA |
128 |
 |
2.0 |
Jersey City NJ |
240 |
 |
0.3 |
Simi Valley CA |
111 |
 |
0.3 |
Ontario CA |
158 |
 |
2.7 |
Waterbury CT |
107 |
 |
0.5 |
Reno NV |
180 |
 |
n/a |
North Hempstead NY
|
222 |
 |
0.3 |
Sacramento CA |
407 |
 |
0.2 |
Thousand Oaks CA |
117 |
 |
0.3 |
Fremont CA |
203 |
 |
0.8 |
Fort Lauderdale FL
|
152 |
 |
0.9 |
Seattle WA |
563 |
 |
2.0 |
Newark NJ |
273 |
 |
1.2 |
Yonkers NY |
196 |
 |
0.2 |
Vallejo CA |
116 |
 |
0.2 |
Norwalk CA |
103 |
 |
0.3 |
Washington DC |
572 |
 |
0.4 |
Irvine CA |
143 |
 |
0.3 |
Stockton CA |
243 |
 |
1.0 |
Stamford CT |
117 |
 |
0.2 |
Escondido CA |
133 |
 |
0.3 |
West Covina CA |
105 |
 |
0.2 |
Pomona CA |
149 |
 |
1.5 |
Elizabeth NJ |
120 |
 |
2.1 |
Paterson NJ |
149 |
 |
0.1 |
Santa Clara CA |
102 |
 |
0.2 |
San Jose CA |
894 |
 |
0.5 |
Cambridge MA |
101 |
 |
0.3 |
Concord CA |
121 |
 |
0.2 |
Orange CA |
128 |
 |
0.3 |
Oceanside CA |
161 |
 |
0.2 |
Sunnyvale CA |
131 |
 |
0.2 |
Garden Grove CA |
165 |
 |
0.2 |
Torrance CA |
137 |
 |
0.2 |
Honolulu HI |
371 |
 |
0.2 |
Huntington Beach
CA |
189 |
 |
1.0 |
Miami FL |
362 |
 |
0.4 |
El Monte CA |
115 |
 |
0.6 |
Boston MA |
589 |
 |
0.2 |
Santa Ana CA |
337 |
 |
0.2 |
Chula Vista CA |
173 |
 |
0.2 |
San Buenaventura
CA |
100 |
 |
0.2 |
San Diego CA |
1,223 |
 |
0.2 |
Fullerton CA |
126 |
 |
0.3 |
Daly City CA |
103 |
 |
0.5 |
New York NY |
8,008 |
 |
0.2 |
Hayward CA |
140 |
 |
0.2 |
Anaheim CA |
328 |
 |
0.2 |
Oxnard CA |
170 |
 |
0.4 |
Santa Rosa CA |
147 |
 |
0.3 |
Oakland CA |
399 |
 |
0.1 |
Salinas CA |
151 |
 |
0.2 |
Long Beach CA |
461 |
 |
0.2 |
Inglewood CA |
112 |
 |
0.2 |
Burbank CA |
100 |
 |
0.3 |
Pasadena CA |
133 |
 |
0.3 |
Glendale CA |
194 |
 |
0.3 |
Los Angeles CA |
3,694 |
 |
0.2 |
Costa Mesa CA |
108 |
 |
0.2 |
Downey CA |
107 |
 |
0.2 |
San Francisco CA |
776 |
 |
0.4 |
Berkeley CA |
102 |
 |
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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