Housing Affordability by State

Explore housing data for all 50 states and DC. Click any state for details.

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Housing affordability varies wildly by state — from a price-to-income ratio of 2.5× in some Midwest states to over 7× in California and Hawaii. Where you live determines whether homeownership is achievable or a distant dream.

West Virginia

WV
80
Home Price

$164K

Median Rent

$850

Rent Burden

27.0%

Ownership

74.0%

Affordable

Iowa

IA
77
Home Price

$213K

Median Rent

$949

Rent Burden

26.0%

Ownership

72.0%

Affordable

Arkansas

AR
76
Home Price

$196K

Median Rent

$933

Rent Burden

27.8%

Ownership

66.0%

Affordable

North Dakota

ND
75
Home Price

$247K

Median Rent

$916

Rent Burden

25.5%

Ownership

64.0%

Affordable

Mississippi

MS
74
Home Price

$170K

Median Rent

$898

Rent Burden

29.5%

Ownership

71.0%

Affordable

Oklahoma

OK
74
Home Price

$209K

Median Rent

$1,020

Rent Burden

28.0%

Ownership

65.0%

Affordable

Kansas

KS
73
Home Price

$220K

Median Rent

$1,036

Rent Burden

27.0%

Ownership

67.0%

Affordable

Alabama

AL
72
Home Price

$217K

Median Rent

$982

Rent Burden

28.5%

Ownership

70.0%

Affordable

Nebraska

NE
72
Home Price

$245K

Median Rent

$1,042

Rent Burden

27.0%

Ownership

66.0%

Affordable

Indiana

IN
71
Home Price

$226K

Median Rent

$1,044

Rent Burden

28.0%

Ownership

70.0%

Affordable

Kentucky

KY
70
Home Price

$212K

Median Rent

$929

Rent Burden

28.5%

Ownership

69.0%

Affordable

Missouri

MO
70
Home Price

$234K

Median Rent

$1,019

Rent Burden

28.5%

Ownership

69.0%

Affordable

Ohio

OH
70
Home Price

$220K

Median Rent

$1,014

Rent Burden

29.5%

Ownership

67.0%

Affordable

Michigan

MI
68
Home Price

$236K

Median Rent

$1,101

Rent Burden

30.0%

Ownership

74.0%

Moderate

South Dakota

SD
68
Home Price

$268K

Median Rent

$921

Rent Burden

26.5%

Ownership

69.0%

Moderate

Louisiana

LA
65
Home Price

$216K

Median Rent

$1,020

Rent Burden

31.5%

Ownership

68.0%

Moderate

Wisconsin

WI
62
Home Price

$273K

Median Rent

$1,071

Rent Burden

29.0%

Ownership

68.0%

Moderate

South Carolina

SC
60
Home Price

$273K

Median Rent

$1,170

Rent Burden

31.0%

Ownership

72.0%

Moderate

New Mexico

NM
58
Home Price

$256K

Median Rent

$1,084

Rent Burden

30.0%

Ownership

69.0%

Moderate

Pennsylvania

PA
58
Home Price

$260K

Median Rent

$1,197

Rent Burden

31.5%

Ownership

69.0%

Moderate

Tennessee

TN
58
Home Price

$307K

Median Rent

$1,214

Rent Burden

30.5%

Ownership

67.0%

Moderate

Georgia

GA
55
Home Price

$323K

Median Rent

$1,400

Rent Burden

32.5%

Ownership

66.0%

Moderate

Minnesota

MN
55
Home Price

$329K

Median Rent

$1,264

Rent Burden

29.0%

Ownership

72.0%

Moderate

North Carolina

NC
55
Home Price

$309K

Median Rent

$1,245

Rent Burden

31.5%

Ownership

66.0%

Moderate

Wyoming

WY
55
Home Price

$299K

Median Rent

$1,000

Rent Burden

27.5%

Ownership

71.0%

Moderate

Alaska

AK
52
Home Price

$348K

Median Rent

$1,373

Rent Burden

30.2%

Ownership

66.0%

Moderate

Illinois

IL
52
Home Price

$263K

Median Rent

$1,238

Rent Burden

32.5%

Ownership

67.0%

Moderate

Delaware

DE
50
Home Price

$360K

Median Rent

$1,358

Rent Burden

31.5%

Ownership

74.0%

Moderate

Maine

ME
48
Home Price

$311K

Median Rent

$1,189

Rent Burden

32.0%

Ownership

74.0%

Moderate

Texas

TX
48
Home Price

$297K

Median Rent

$1,413

Rent Burden

32.0%

Ownership

63.0%

Moderate

Virginia

VA
45
Home Price

$383K

Median Rent

$1,567

Rent Burden

31.0%

Ownership

68.0%

Moderate

Connecticut

CT
42
Home Price

$368K

Median Rent

$1,463

Rent Burden

33.0%

Ownership

66.0%

Moderate

Idaho

ID
42
Home Price

$429K

Median Rent

$1,256

Rent Burden

31.0%

Ownership

73.0%

Moderate

Maryland

MD
40
Home Price

$414K

Median Rent

$1,651

Rent Burden

33.5%

Ownership

68.0%

Moderate

Montana

MT
40
Home Price

$392K

Median Rent

$1,083

Rent Burden

30.5%

Ownership

69.0%

Moderate

New Hampshire

NH
40
Home Price

$415K

Median Rent

$1,517

Rent Burden

31.0%

Ownership

72.0%

Moderate

Arizona

AZ
38
Home Price

$411K

Median Rent

$1,608

Rent Burden

34.1%

Ownership

68.0%

Crisis

Vermont

VT
38
Home Price

$332K

Median Rent

$1,202

Rent Burden

33.5%

Ownership

73.0%

Crisis

Colorado

CO
35
Home Price

$550K

Median Rent

$1,771

Rent Burden

33.8%

Ownership

66.0%

Crisis

Rhode Island

RI
35
Home Price

$412K

Median Rent

$1,365

Rent Burden

35.0%

Ownership

64.0%

Crisis

Utah

UT
35
Home Price

$518K

Median Rent

$1,551

Rent Burden

31.0%

Ownership

70.0%

Crisis

Nevada

NV
34
Home Price

$441K

Median Rent

$1,622

Rent Burden

36.0%

Ownership

60.0%

Crisis

New Jersey

NJ
30
Home Price

$461K

Median Rent

$1,667

Rent Burden

36.0%

Ownership

64.0%

Crisis

Oregon

OR
30
Home Price

$485K

Median Rent

$1,481

Rent Burden

35.5%

Ownership

63.0%

Crisis

Florida

FL
28
Home Price

$381K

Median Rent

$1,719

Rent Burden

37.8%

Ownership

68.0%

Crisis

Washington

WA
28
Home Price

$576K

Median Rent

$1,731

Rent Burden

35.0%

Ownership

64.0%

Crisis

Massachusetts

MA
25
Home Price

$571K

Median Rent

$1,757

Rent Burden

36.5%

Ownership

62.0%

Crisis

District of Columbia

DC
25
Home Price

$716K

Median Rent

$1,904

Rent Burden

38.0%

Ownership

39.0%

Crisis

New York

NY
22
Home Price

$420K

Median Rent

$1,561

Rent Burden

39.5%

Ownership

54.0%

Crisis

California

CA
18
Home Price

$726K

Median Rent

$1,992

Rent Burden

40.5%

Ownership

56.0%

Crisis

Hawaii

HI
12
Home Price

$846K

Median Rent

$1,940

Rent Burden

42.0%

Ownership

62.0%

Crisis