Most Affordable US Cities to Buy a Home (2026)
US cities ranked by lowest median home value. Source: US Census Bureau.
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ranking-top (set NEXT_PUBLIC_ADSENSE_CLIENT to serve real ads)- Detroit, MI$66,700 median home
- Dayton, OH$86,200 median home
- Cleveland, OH$87,400 median home
- Toledo, OH$98,800 median home
- Akron, OH$99,700 median home
- Jackson, MS$104,900 median home
- Rochester, NY$111,400 median home
- Lansing, MI$112,200 median home
- Brownsville, TX$112,600 median home
- South Bend, IN$113,800 median home
- Rockford, IL$114,100 median home
- Syracuse, NY$117,900 median home
- Evansville, IN$121,100 median home
- Birmingham, AL$123,000 median home
- Topeka, KS$124,700 median home
- Wichita Falls, TX$128,800 median home
- Buffalo, NY$132,100 median home
- Kansas City, KS$133,800 median home
- Memphis, TN$139,600 median home
- Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA$141,900 median home
- Montgomery, AL$141,900 median home
- Springfield, MO$146,400 median home
- Peoria, IL$146,700 median home
- Springfield, IL$147,700 median home
- Beaumont, TX$150,400 median home
- Independence, MO$150,800 median home
- Fort Wayne, IN$152,500 median home
- Davenport, IA$155,100 median home
- Macon-Bibb County, GA$155,200 median home
- Milwaukee, WI$157,800 median home
- Mobile, AL$158,400 median home
- Fayetteville, NC$158,500 median home
- McAllen, TX$158,700 median home
- El Paso, TX$159,300 median home
- Edinburg, TX$159,600 median home
- Abilene, TX$161,800 median home
- Waterbury, CT$162,800 median home
- Laredo, TX$164,400 median home
- Wichita, KS$166,400 median home
- Cedar Rapids, IA$167,900 median home
- Columbus, GA$168,400 median home
- Allentown, PA$168,800 median home
- Shreveport, LA$168,900 median home
- Warren, MI$169,300 median home
- Des Moines, IA$170,700 median home
- Pasadena, TX$171,600 median home
- Pittsburgh, PA$171,800 median home
- Amarillo, TX$172,700 median home
- Green Bay, WI$172,700 median home
- St. Louis, MO$174,100 median home