Most Affordable Counties in America

US counties with the lowest median home values — a measure of housing cost relative to typical income. Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

Ranked by Median Home Value. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

#	Location	Median Home Value
1	Essex County, New York	$9,999
2	Zapata County, Texas	$28,300
3	Custer County, Nebraska	$43,800
4	Hill County, Texas	$45,100
5	Hampton city, Virginia	$47,800
6	Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico	$47,900
7	Wayne County, Ohio	$48,800
8	McDowell County, West Virginia	$49,200
9	Henderson County, Texas	$52,100
10	Stewart County, Georgia	$53,000
11	Cedar County, Missouri	$53,000
12	Garfield County, Nebraska	$53,100
13	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	$54,900
14	Harlan County, Nebraska	$55,000
15	Hartley County, Texas	$55,700
16	Morgan County, Ohio	$55,800
17	Newton County, Missouri	$56,500
18	Niobrara County, Wyoming	$56,800
19	Beckham County, Oklahoma	$58,200
20	Livingston County, New York	$58,700
21	Pike County, Missouri	$59,100
22	Hudspeth County, Texas	$59,300
23	Hancock County, Ohio	$59,600
24	Comanche County, Kansas	$59,900
25	Iroquois County, Illinois	$60,000
26	Willacy County, Texas	$60,800
27	Elk County, Kansas	$60,900
28	LaSalle County, Illinois	$61,000
29	Breathitt County, Kentucky	$61,800
30	Jewell County, Kansas	$62,100
31	Cidra Municipio, Puerto Rico	$63,000
32	Mellette County, South Dakota	$63,000
33	Jackson County, Michigan	$63,100
34	Amherst County, Virginia	$65,000
35	Knox County, Texas	$66,800
36	Hemphill County, Texas	$66,900
37	Barceloneta Municipio, Puerto Rico	$67,000
38	Colfax County, Nebraska	$69,500
39	Tioga County, New York	$69,800
40	St. Lawrence County, New York	$69,900
41	Edwards County, Kansas	$70,500
42	Camuy Municipio, Puerto Rico	$70,600
43	Howard County, Texas	$70,900
44	Foard County, Texas	$71,400
45	Tillman County, Oklahoma	$71,900
46	Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska	$72,700
47	Canóvanas Municipio, Puerto Rico	$72,800
48	Taliaferro County, Georgia	$73,100
49	Harlan County, Kentucky	$73,100
50	Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico	$73,200