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Where each city and state stands on affordability score

Colored from lowest to most affordable; every reading with its source and period one click away on its ranking page. Switch lenses on the map for rent, taxes, sunshine, air, safety and the rest.

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Affordability Score, cities 106 cities · highest first
PlaceAffordability ScoreAs of
1stLittle Rock79.62026
2ndOklahoma City72.62026
3rdBaton Rouge72.52026
4thHuntsville, AL71.52026
5thChattanooga71.32026
6thMemphis70.72026
7thMcAllen70.62026
8thJacksonville, Florida70.62026
9thPhoenix70.12026
10thIndianapolis69.92026
11thNashville69.82026
12thLouisville69.62026
13thTulsa68.72026
14thSan Antonio, Texas68.22026
15thRaleigh67.82026
16thCharlotte, NC67.62026
17thAustin66.92026
18thDes Moines66.12026
18thNew Orleans66.12026
20thWichita65.82026
21stDurham65.72026
22ndCape Coral64.82026
23rdColorado Springs64.42026
24thGreenville, SC64.22026
24thFayetteville, Arkansas64.12026
26thLas Vegas63.82026
26thGreensboro63.82026
28thTampa63.42026
28thLakeland63.42026
30thKansas City62.82026
31stOmaha62.52026
32ndToledo62.12026
33rdBoise, Idaho61.62026
34thOgden61.12026
34thMelbourne61.12026
36thColumbus612026
37thDaytona Beach60.82026
38thBirmingham60.52026
39thJackson, Mississippi59.72026
40thOrlando, Florida59.72026
41stReno59.52026
42ndAkron59.12026
43rdDallas, Texas582026
43rdHouston, Texas58.12026
45thKnoxville57.82026
46thTucson57.62026
46thAsheville57.62026
48thEl Paso57.42026
48thColumbia, South Carolina57.42026
50thDenver56.82026
51stSarasota56.32026
51stSalt Lake City56.32026
53rdDayton562026
54thWinston-Salem562026
55thAugusta, Georgia54.42026
56thAtlanta, Georgia54.12026
57thCharleston53.12026
58thVirginia Beach51.72026
59thAlbuquerque51.52026
60thProvo51.42026
61stCleveland50.82026
62ndGrand Rapids50.72026
63rdCincinnati50.22026
64thPittsburgh49.72026
65thPhiladelphia47.92026
66thSpokane46.82026
67thSavannah46.52026
68thSeattle462026
69thSt. Louis45.62026
70thMinneapolis44.32026
71stVancouver, Washington43.92026
72ndRichmond40.62026
73rdBaltimore40.42026
73rdWashington DC40.42026
75thMiami39.42026
76thMilwaukee38.12026
77thDetroit37.42026
78thMadison372026
79thPortland36.12026
80thHarrisburg30.82026
81stChicago30.32026
82ndSacramento29.22026
83rdAllentown28.32026
84thBuffalo27.92026
85thStockton27.82026
86thBakersfield27.72026
87thHartford26.72026
88thBoston26.52026
89thRiverside25.62026
90thProvidence25.62026
91stFresno25.32026
92ndSan Jose, California22.52026
93rdPortland, Maine22.12026
93rdAlbany22.12026
95thWorcester21.92026
96thHonolulu21.42026
97thSyracuse20.62026
98thSan Diego20.12026
99thOxnard19.82026
100thNew Haven18.82026
101stRochester, New York18.72026
102ndBridgeport16.52026
103rdLos Angeles, California15.52026
104thNew York14.72026
105thSan Francisco14.42026
106thPoughkeepsie10.12026

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Affordability Score, states 50 states · highest first
PlaceAffordability ScoreAs of
1stLouisiana76.82026
2ndKentucky75.72026
3rdMississippi74.32026
4thArkansas72.52026
5thIndiana70.52026
6thOklahoma69.72026
7thWest Virginia69.12026
8thNorth Dakota68.42026
9thIowa68.32026
10thWyoming662026
11thSouth Dakota65.52026
12thNebraska64.62026
13thTennessee63.42026
14thNorth Carolina63.32026
15thKansas63.12026
16thAlabama62.52026
17thOhio62.42026
18thTexas60.62026
19thSouth Carolina60.42026
20thDelaware59.32026
21stMichigan58.62026
22ndMissouri58.52026
23rdGeorgia57.32026
24thFlorida552026
25thPennsylvania53.52026
26thVirginia53.42026
27thArizona532026
28thWisconsin50.92026
29thMaryland50.82026
30thNevada50.52026
31stNew Mexico48.72026
32ndAlaska48.62026
33rdUtah46.82026
34thIdaho46.52026
35thNew Hampshire46.12026
35thMinnesota46.12026
37thMontana44.62026
38thIllinois43.62026
39thColorado40.52026
40thConnecticut39.22026
41stVermont37.52026
42ndWashington34.92026
43rdMaine34.42026
44thOregon33.32026
45thRhode Island31.52026
46thMassachusetts27.12026
47thNew Jersey26.32026
48thHawaii24.32026
49thNew York17.82026
50thCalifornia14.12026

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Cite this

The Honest Local, Affordability across America, every city and state, November 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved November 6, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.

Sources and method

The map reads the same tables as every ranking on this site: the live tape (Zillow, realtor.com by way of FRED, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AAA, AirNow, MERIC, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the EIA, the BEA), and The Honest Local's own scores (Sunshine, Heat, Cold, Snow, Clean Air, Bad Air, Disaster, Safety, Affordability), each a blend of at least two public sources. Cities and states rank on separate lists. A place with no reading is left grey rather than estimated.