Housing Affordability by Metropolitan Area:
1990 US Census

Metropolitan Area	Affordability (Median House Value/Median Family Income)	Unaffordability: Rank Among Metropolitan Areas over 1,000,000	Unaffordability: Rank Among All 284 Metropolitan Areas
Abilene, TX MSA	152.8%		258
Albany, GA MSA	198.7%		136
Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY MSA	251.2%		50
Albuquerque, NM MSA	259.1%		45
Alexandria, LA MSA	203.2%		120
Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA--NJ MSA	263.6%		42
Altoona, PA MSA	143.5%		267
Amarillo, TX MSA	170.4%		210
Anchorage, AK MSA	219.2%		84
Anderson, IN MSA	128.4%		284
Anderson, SC MSA	171.0%		207
Anniston, AL MSA	181.0%		186
Appleton--Oshkosh--Neenah, WI MSA	166.7%		221
Asheville, NC MSA	208.2%		108
Athens, GA MSA	215.7%		90
Atlanta, GA MSA	214.6%	21	94
Atlantic City, NJ MSA	274.1%		37
Augusta, GA--SC MSA	188.2%		169
Austin, TX MSA	210.0%		106
Bakersfield, CA MSA	259.8%		44
Baltimore, MD MSA	236.9%	16	68
Bangor, ME MSA	238.4%		65
Baton Rouge, LA MSA	203.6%		117
Battle Creek, MI MSA	130.2%		281
Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX MSA	137.2%		273
Bellingham, WA MSA	258.2%		47
Benton Harbor, MI MSA	163.6%		230
Billings, MT MSA	198.8%		135
Biloxi--Gulfport, MS MSA	210.6%		104
Binghamton, NY MSA	216.9%		88
Birmingham, AL MSA	185.9%		178
Bismarck, ND MSA	190.8%		159
Bloomington, IN MSA	202.7%		122
Bloomington--Normal, IL MSA	164.5%		229
Boise City, ID MSA	196.6%		142
Boston--Lawrence--Salem, MA--NH CMSA	361.6%	5	11
Bradenton, FL MSA	257.3%		48
Bremerton, WA MSA	244.9%		59
Brownsville--Harlingen, TX MSA	203.4%		119
Bryan--College Station, TX MSA	215.1%		91
Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY CMSA	205.3%	23	113
Burlington, NC MSA	196.3%		144
Burlington, VT MSA	266.8%		40
Canton, OH MSA	174.8%		201
Casper, WY MSA	161.1%		239
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA	152.6%		259
Champaign--Urbana--Rantoul, IL MSA	189.4%		164
Charleston, SC MSA	227.2%		77
Charleston, WV MSA	187.5%		173
Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC MSA	198.0%	27	138
Charlottesville, VA MSA	242.8%		60
Chattanooga, TN--GA MSA	186.6%		175
Cheyenne, WY MSA	212.4%		99
Chicago--Gary--Lake County, IL--IN--WI CMSA	242.2%	13	61
Chico, CA MSA	332.0%		18
Cincinnati--Hamilton, OH--KY--IN CMSA	189.3%	32	166
Clarksville--Hopkinsville, TN--KY MSA	204.8%		115
Cleveland--Akron--Lorain, OH CMSA	192.7%	30	153
Colorado Springs, CO MSA	239.6%		62
Columbia, MO MSA	191.7%		156
Columbia, SC MSA	202.3%		123
Columbus, GA--AL MSA	202.3%		124
Columbus, OH MSA	194.5%	29	150
Corpus Christi, TX MSA	184.6%		179
Cumberland, MD--WV MSA	172.9%		203
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA	200.6%	26	128
Danville, VA MSA	165.3%		227
Davenport--Rock Island--Moline, IA--IL MSA	145.2%		266
Dayton--Springfield, OH MSA	178.3%		192
Daytona Beach, FL MSA	234.1%		73
Decatur, AL MSA	184.2%		181
Decatur, IL MSA	129.4%		282
Denver--Boulder, CO CMSA	219.2%	20	83
Des Moines, IA MSA	157.4%		252
Detroit--Ann Arbor, MI CMSA	166.1%	39	225
Dothan, AL MSA	175.6%		198
Dubuque, IA MSA	157.9%		251
Duluth, MN--WI MSA	134.2%		278
Eau Claire, WI MSA	158.8%		248
El Paso, TX MSA	235.7%		71
Elkhart--Goshen, IN MSA	176.7%		196
Elmira, NY MSA	165.9%		226
Enid, OK MSA	134.0%		279
Erie, PA MSA	166.7%		219
Eugene--Springfield, OR MSA	212.9%		98
Evansville, IN--KY MSA	160.8%		240
Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN MSA	190.1%		162
Fayetteville, NC MSA	224.9%		79
Fayetteville--Springdale, AR MSA	198.4%		137
Fitchburg--Leominster, MA MSA	327.5%		20
Flint, MI MSA	136.0%		275
Florence, AL MSA	170.6%		209
Florence, SC MSA	190.1%		163
Fort Collins--Loveland, CO MSA	227.5%		76
Fort Myers--Cape CoraL, Fl MSA	259.1%		46
Fort Pierce, FL MSA	248.1%		56
Fort Smith, AR--OK MSA	171.6%		204
Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA	221.7%		82
Fort Wayne, IN MSA	156.8%		253
Fresno, CA MSA	276.3%		35
Gadsden, AL MSA	156.6%		254
Gainesville, FL MSA	206.5%		111
Glens Falls, NY MSA	237.1%		67
Grand Forks, ND MSA	204.8%		114
Grand Rapids, MI MSA	180.7%		187
Great Falls, MT MSA	215.0%		92
Greeley, CO MSA	219.2%		85
Green Bay, WI MSA	167.6%		216
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA	201.9%		126
Greenville--Spartanburg, SC MSA	182.0%		184
Hagerstown, MD MSA	238.9%		64
Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA MSA	200.6%		129
Hartford--New Britain--Middletown, CT CMSA	342.8%	7	15
Hickory--Morganton, NC MSA	182.5%		182
Honolulu, HI MSA	621.2%		1
Houma--Thibodaux, LA MSA	213.4%		97
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA	170.7%	37	208
Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH MSA	175.6%		199
Huntsville, AL MSA	195.6%		146
Indianapolis, IN MSA	176.4%	35	197
Iowa City, IA MSA	193.4%		151
Jackson, MI MSA	140.1%		270
Jackson, MS MSA	187.8%		171
Jackson, TN MSA	179.3%		189
Jacksonville, FL MSA	196.3%		143
Jacksonville, NC MSA	250.2%		52
Jamestown--Dunkirk, NY	159.1%		246
Janesville--Beloit, WI MSA	147.5%		264
Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA MSA	190.2%		161
Johnstown, PA MSA	155.3%		256
Joplin, MO MSA	150.0%		262
Kalamazoo, MI MSA	162.8%		233
Kankakee, IL MSA	161.8%		237
Kansas City, MO--KS MSA	174.9%	36	200
Killeen--Temple, TX MSA	214.2%		96
Knoxville, TN MSA	197.1%		140
Kokomo, IN MSA	139.5%		272
La Crosse, WI MSA	171.4%		205
Lafayette, LA MSA	207.4%		109
Lafayette--West Lafayette, IN MSA	181.3%		185
Lake Charles, LA MSA	186.1%		177
Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL MSA	209.6%		107
Lancaster, PA MSA	236.3%		70
Lansing--East Lansing, MI MSA	166.3%		224
Laredo, TX MSA	249.9%		53
Las Cruces, NM MSA	270.6%		39
Las Vegas, NV MSA	263.6%		43
Lawrence, KS MSA	189.4%		165
Lawton, OK MSA	200.0%		130
Lewiston--Auburn, ME MSA	270.7%		38
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA	206.3%		112
Lima, OH MSA	162.5%		235
Lincoln, NE MSA	169.5%		214
Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR MSA	187.4%		174
Longview--Marshall, TX MSA	178.5%		191
Los Angeles--Anaheim--Riverside, CA CMSA	510.1%	2	5
Louisville, KY--IN MSA	168.5%		215
Lubbock, TX MSA	176.8%		195
Lynchburg, VA MSA	186.1%		176
Macon--Warner Robins, GA MSA	177.9%		193
Madison, WI MSA	187.6%		172
Manchester, NH MSA	295.1%		30
Mansfield, OH MSA	157.9%		250
Mcallen--Edinburg--Mission, TX MSA	202.1%		125
Medford, OR MSA	251.0%		51
Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL MSA	210.7%		103
Memphis, TN--AR--MS MSA	199.1%		133
Merced, CA MSA	318.7%		23
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA	263.8%	11	41
Midland, TX MSA	170.0%		211
Milwaukee--Racine, WI CMSA	191.1%	31	157
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI MSA	204.2%	24	116
Mobile, AL MSA	194.7%		149
Modesto, CA MSA	373.6%		9
Monroe, LA MSA	199.0%		134
Montgomery, AL MSA	189.1%		167
Muncie, IN MSA	131.8%		280
Muskegon, MI MSA	152.6%		260
Naples, FL MSA	315.9%		24
Nashville, TN MSA	212.0%		101
New Bedford, MA MSA	386.4%		8
New Haven--Meriden, CT MSA	365.8%		10
New London--Norwich, CT--RI MSA	347.3%		13
New Orleans, LA MSA	237.2%	15	66
New York--Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY--NJ--CT CMSA	414.9%	4	7
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA MSA	248.1%	12	55
Ocala, FL MSA	236.9%		69
Odessa, TX MSA	160.5%		241
Oklahoma City, OK MSA	166.3%		223
Olympia, WA MSA	222.5%		80
Omaha, NE--IA MSA	162.8%		232
Orlando, FL MSA	233.8%	18	74
Owensboro, KY MSA	160.3%		242
Panama City, FL MSA	216.2%		89
Parkersburg--Marietta, WV--OH MSA	166.7%		220
Pascagoula, MS MSA	166.4%		222
Pensacola, FL MSA	197.2%		139
Peoria, IL MSA	135.4%		276
Philadelphia--Wilmington--Trenton, PA--NJ--DE--MD CMSA	239.1%	14	63
Phoenix, AZ MSA	234.8%	17	72
Pine Bluff, AR MSA	163.5%		231
Pittsburgh--Beaver Valley, PA CMSA	167.2%	38	217
Pittsfield, MA MSA	291.0%		31
Portland, ME MSA	297.2%		28
Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA CMSA	196.6%	28	141
Portsmouth--Dover--Rochester, NH--ME MSA	332.1%		17
Poughkeepsie, NY MSA	302.6%		26
Providence--Pawtucket--Fall River, RI--MA CMSA	342.7%	8	16
Provo--Orem, UT MSA	228.9%		75
Pueblo, CO MSA	196.2%		145
Raleigh--Durham, NC MSA	222.3%		81
Rapid City, SD MSA	190.7%		160
Reading, PA MSA	214.3%		95
Redding, CA MSA	300.0%		27
Reno, NV MSA	290.1%		32
Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA MSA	179.2%		190
Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA	195.3%		148
Roanoke, VA MSA	192.9%		152
Rochester, MN MSA	166.9%		218
Rochester, NY MSA	211.0%	22	102
Rockford, IL MSA	162.8%		234
Sacramento, CA MSA	352.0%	6	12
Saginaw--Bay City--Midland, MI MSA	139.7%		271
St. Cloud, MN MSA	187.8%		170
St. Joseph, MO MSA	141.2%		269
St. Louis, MO--IL MSA	182.2%	34	183
Salem, OR MSA	192.7%		154
Salinas--Seaside--Monterey, CA MSA	541.9%		3
Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT MSA	200.6%	25	127
San Angelo, TX MSA	174.0%		202
San Antonio, TX MSA	188.3%	33	168
San Diego, CA MSA	467.9%	3	6
San Francisco--Oakland--San Jose, CA CMSA	528.8%	1	4
Santa Barbara--Santa Maria--Lompoc, CA MSA	603.6%		2
Santa Fe, NM MSA	285.8%		34
Sarasota, FL MSA	246.0%		58
Savannah, GA MSA	195.3%		147
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA	210.4%		105
Seattle--Tacoma, WA CMSA	297.0%	10	29
Sharon, PA MSA	142.4%		268
Sheboygan, WI MSA	161.3%		238
Sherman--Denison, TX MSA	151.1%		261
Shreveport, LA MSA	199.7%		131
Sioux City, IA--NE MSA	134.7%		277
Sioux Falls, SD MSA	169.7%		213
South Bend--Mishawaka, IN MSA	146.8%		265
Spokane, WA MSA	184.4%		180
Springfield, IL MSA	160.0%		243
Springfield, MO MSA	192.6%		155
Springfield, MA MSA	325.6%		22
State College, PA MSA	218.3%		86
Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV MSA	148.8%		263
Stockton, CA MSA	347.3%		14
Syracuse, NY MSA	206.7%		110
Tallahassee, FL MSA	203.0%		121
Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL MSA	226.9%	19	78
Terre Haute, IN MSA	129.3%		283
Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR MSA	162.3%		236
Toledo, OH MSA	164.9%		228
Topeka, KS MSA	153.7%		257
Tucson, AZ MSA	246.9%		57
Tulsa, OK MSA	179.6%		188
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	203.4%		118
Tyler, TX MSA	191.0%		158
Utica--Rome, NY MSA	217.3%		87
Victoria, TX MSA	171.4%		206
Visalia--Tulare--Porterville, CA MSA	274.9%		36
Waco, TX MSA	169.9%		212
Washington, DC--MD--VA MSA	305.6%	9	25
Waterbury, CT MSA	326.1%		21
Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA MSA	136.4%		274
Wausau, WI MSA	156.1%		255
West Palm Beach--Boca Raton--Delray Beach, FL MSA	254.5%		49
Wheeling, WV--OH MSA	159.8%		245
Wichita, KS MSA	158.1%		249
Wichita Falls, TX MSA	159.0%		247
Williamsport, PA MSA	177.6%		194
Wilmington, NC MSA	212.2%		100
Worcester, MA MSA	329.8%		19
Yakima, WA MSA	199.6%		132
York, PA MSA	215.0%		93
Youngstown--Warren, OH MSA	160.0%		244
Yuba City, CA MSA	288.8%		33
Yuma, AZ MSA	248.4%		54
Average	213.7%