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US Real Estate Affordability Index

Median home price ÷ median household income — by state

Public Record + Census ACS
Median Home Price
Median Household Income
Affordability Index
6.82
vs National Avg

State Affordability Ranking

Most affordable first
#StateMedian PriceMedian IncomeIndex
1 Missouri (MO) $61.3K $65,920 0.93
2 Iowa (IA) $324.7K $70,571 4.60
3 Michigan (MI) $327.2K $68,505 4.78
4 Indiana (IN) $322.1K $67,173 4.79
5 Minnesota (MN) $403.9K $84,313 4.79
6 New Mexico (NM) $290K $58,722 4.94
7 Pennsylvania (PA) $362.7K $73,170 4.96
8 Nebraska (NE) $359.7K $71,722 5.02
9 West Virginia (WV) $282.3K $55,217 5.11
10 Wisconsin (WI) $372.9K $72,458 5.15
11 Illinois (IL) $407.8K $78,433 5.20
12 Oklahoma (OK) $320K $61,364 5.21
13 Maryland (MD) $514.7K $98,461 5.23
14 Ohio (OH) $354.8K $66,990 5.30
15 South Dakota (SD) $377.2K $69,457 5.43
16 Kentucky (KY) $327.7K $60,183 5.44
17 North Dakota (ND) $419.7K $73,959 5.67
18 Vermont (VT) $447.2K $74,014 6.04
19 Arkansas (AR) $351K $56,335 6.23
20 Virginia (VA) $544.1K $87,249 6.24
21 New Hampshire (NH) $576.4K $90,845 6.35
22 Maine (ME) $468.3K $71,773 6.52
23 Delaware (DE) $534.9K $79,325 6.74
24 Oregon (OR) $547.2K $76,362 7.17
25 Georgia (GA) $512.4K $71,355 7.18
26 North Carolina (NC) $490K $66,186 7.40
27 New Jersey (NJ) $723.3K $97,126 7.45
28 Washington (WA) $680.4K $90,325 7.53
29 Tennessee (TN) $483.2K $64,035 7.55
30 Connecticut (CT) $695.8K $90,213 7.71
31 Rhode Island (RI) $636.5K $81,854 7.78
32 South Carolina (SC) $504.2K $63,623 7.93
33 Alabama (AL) $487.9K $59,674 8.18
34 Arizona (AZ) $613.5K $74,568 8.23
35 District of Columbia (DC) $888.5K $101,027 8.79
36 Massachusetts (MA) $893.1K $96,505 9.25
37 Nevada (NV) $676.7K $72,340 9.35
38 Colorado (CO) $831.1K $87,598 9.49
39 Florida (FL) $700.5K $71,711 9.77
40 New York (NY) $880.3K $81,386 10.82
41 Hawaii (HI) $1.1M $94,814 11.56
42 California (CA) $1.16M $91,905 12.64
Methodology

Affordability index = local median home price ÷ state median household income. A value of 4.0 means homes cost 4x annual income (roughly the historical "rule of thumb" ceiling). Higher values = less affordable.

Income figures: US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (state level). Sale prices: MarketTimeline public-record SOLD events, last 12 months.