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Most Affordable U.S. Cities

Cities with the highest affordability scores — factoring in home prices, rent, income, and utility costs.

#	City	State	Population	Score
1	Birmingham	AL	200,431	80.2/100
2	Montgomery	AL	199,819	82.2/100
3	Rockford	IL	148,173	71.8/100
4	Kansas City	KS	155,438	79.8/100
5	Detroit	MI	636,787	67.8/100
6	Jackson	MS	153,271	75.0/100
7	Springfield	MO	168,873	77.2/100
8	Buffalo	NY	276,688	72.8/100
9	Rochester	NY	210,992	72.0/100
10	Syracuse	NY	146,134	72.8/100
11	Akron	OH	190,273	74.2/100
12	Cleveland	OH	370,365	72.0/100
13	Toledo	OH	269,962	69.8/100
14	Memphis	TN	630,027	76.8/100
15	Brownsville	TX	186,999	72.8/100
16	Huntsville	AL	215,025	77.5/100
17	Mobile	AL	186,316	73.2/100
18	Tucson	AZ	541,033	71.2/100
19	Little Rock	AR	202,218	74.5/100
20	Gainesville	FL	142,414	72.0/100
21	Columbus	GA	204,572	75.0/100
22	Macon-Bibb County	GA	156,554	72.5/100
23	Joliet	IL	150,221	70.8/100
24	Fort Wayne	IN	264,514	77.2/100
25	Des Moines	IA	213,164	72.8/100
26	Wichita	KS	395,951	77.2/100
27	Lexington-Fayette urban county	KY	321,276	72.2/100
28	Baton Rouge	LA	225,500	74.0/100
29	Shreveport	LA	186,183	70.2/100
30	Springfield	MA	155,305	70.2/100
31	Grand Rapids	MI	198,096	70.5/100
32	Kansas City	MO	505,958	77.0/100
33	St. Louis	MO	298,018	74.8/100
34	Lincoln	NE	290,531	77.5/100
35	Omaha	NE	489,201	77.5/100
36	Albuquerque	NM	562,551	74.5/100
37	Fayetteville	NC	208,697	71.2/100
38	Greensboro	NC	297,202	77.5/100
39	Winston-Salem	NC	249,571	75.2/100
40	Cincinnati	OH	308,870	72.0/100
41	Columbus	OH	902,449	69.5/100
42	Oklahoma City	OK	681,088	74.5/100
43	Tulsa	OK	411,938	77.2/100
44	Pittsburgh	PA	303,843	67.0/100
45	Chattanooga	TN	181,288	77.2/100
46	Clarksville	TN	167,882	75.8/100
47	Knoxville	TN	191,857	73.2/100
48	Amarillo	TX	200,360	72.8/100
49	Corpus Christi	TX	317,804	72.8/100
50	El Paso	TX	677,181	74.2/100