Housing Opportunity Index: 1st Quarter 2006 by Affordability Rank
Affordability refers to the percentage of homes sold in the first quarter that families making the median household income for that metro area could afford to buy. Income and home prices are medians and are in thousands of dollars.
Akron, OH 82.4 61.3 105 24 19
Albuquerque, NM MSA 48.6 53.2 193 97 14
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 57.4 65.9 185 75 14
Ann Arbor, MI 73.3 82.4 200 38 27
Asheville, NC 54.3 50.4 170 84 25
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 73.2 68.1 175 39 7
Atlantic City, NJ 35.0 64.4 250 120 25
Austin-Round Rock, TX 58.3 69.6 197 73 21
Bakersfield, CA 16.5 48.1 268 155 39
Baltimore-Towson, MD 49.1 72.8 250 96 32
Barnstable Town, MA 12.1 66.8 363 159 33
Battle Creek, MI 90.5 55.2 80 4 4
Bay City, MI 89.4 55.8 85 6 6
Bellingham, WA 42.8 57.5 223 108 18
Bend, OR 26.6 58.8 275 140 31
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick,MD* 38.0 98.4 390 116 40
Boise City-Nampa, ID 33.5 56.1 234 129 25
Boston-Quincy, MA* 24.8 77.7 360 143 30
Boulder, CO 54.8 81.6 282 82 11
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 38.6 63.2 247 114 21
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 33.0 95.9 415 130 27
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 42.2 33.0 109 110 37
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 85.5 58.3 77 18 3
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA* 38.6 90.9 365 114 22
Camden, NJ* 62.2 77.3 195 64 11
Canton-Massillon, OH 87.8 54.9 93 11 10
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 25.3 56.0 258 142 48
Carson City, NV 25.5 57.3 280 141 32
Champaign-Urbana, IL 80.0 62.6 127 29 24
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 50.7 56.4 201 93 30
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 71.2 64.4 160 45 9
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL* 51.3 72.1 241 90 33
Chico, CA 26.9 49.7 250 139 30
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 76.6 64.6 136 35 26
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 80.3 61.4 118 27 22
Colorado Springs, CO 63.4 63.1 200 58 5
Columbia, SC 78.0 58.9 127 32 3
Columbus, OH 71.8 64.4 150 41 28
Corvallis, OR 53.6 68.1 226 85 12
Cumberland, MD-WV 88.2 48.4 78 9 1
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX* 61.8 66.7 177 65 15
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 92.3 60.1 85 2 2
Dayton, OH 83.3 59.8 105 20 16
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 34.4 50.3 200 122 42
Denver-Aurora, CO 62.4 71.3 221 63 8
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI* 86.9 56.7 95 12 11
Duluth, MN-WI 64.0 55.7 134 56 30
Durham, NC 64.3 61.7 175 55 13
Edison, NJ* 30.8 87.5 340 135 28
El Paso, TX 44.2 39.5 126 102 34
Erie, PA 85.7 54.3 85 16 2
Essex County, MA* 37.2 78.2 319 117 23
Eugene-Springfield, OR 43.4 54.7 202 106 17
Fayetteville, NC 73.0 47.6 117 40 8
Flint, MI 85.6 57.8 98 17 14
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 63.0 68.6 219 60 7
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL* 33.8 60.6 242 127 44
Fort Walton Beach, FL 56.0 57.8 194 77 22
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX* 67.4 63.1 157 49 10
Fresno, CA 9.2 47.0 297 165 47
Gainesville, FL 51.2 54.5 176 91 29
Gainesville, GA 62.5 58.3 168 62 14
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 83.6 61.5 127 19 15
Great Falls, MT 67.3 47.8 133 50 3
Greeley, CO 55.8 57.8 193 78 10
Greensboro-High Point, NC 73.8 56.4 135 37 6
Greenville, SC 52.8 56.5 183 86 26
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 40.4 57.7 238 112 39
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 20.0 46.2 246 148 34
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82.9 64.3 129 23 4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 63.6 80.2 216 57 10
Honolulu, HI 34.4 71.3 378 122 22
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 55.6 60.9 171 79 23
Indianapolis, IN 90.1 65.1 113 5 5
Jacksonville, FL 54.8 60.3 192 82 24
Kingston, NY 35.3 61.4 229 119 24
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI* 54.9 86.0 257 80 32
Lakeland, FL 41.8 49.5 186 111 38
Lancaster, PA 71.2 64.1 163 45 6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 92.7 64.9 108 1 1
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 19.4 58.2 298 150 35
Lima, OH 91.2 52.2 75 3 3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA* 1.9 56.2 500 182 62
Madera, CA 8.1 48.0 308 167 49
Manchester-Nashua, NH 44.2 76.9 245 102 20
Mansfield, OH 86.0 52.7 88 14 13
Medford, OR 16.8 52.9 278 154 38
Merced, CA 5.5 46.4 365 176 56
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL* 13.6 48.3 265 158 52
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 71.3 66.8 156 44 29
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 63.0 78.5 230 60 31
Modesto, CA 3.9 54.4 380 179 59
Monroe, MI 86.5 69.6 141 13 12
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 32.7 56.5 242 132 27
Napa, CA 5.8 75.0 600 175 55
Naples-Marco Island, FL 18.0 66.1 370 152 51
Nassau-Suffolk, NY* 6.1 91.0 475 172 34
New Haven-Milford, CT 58.8 75.0 215 71 12
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ* 6.1 59.2 472 172 34
Newark-Union, NJ-PA* 28.7 85.4 365 138 29
Norwich-New London, CT 56.4 73.9 233 76 15
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA* 9.4 83.8 555 164 46
Ocala, FL 51.9 44.9 148 88 28
Ocean City, NJ 19.9 64.1 400 149 32
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 64.8 61.2 186 53 4
Oklahoma City, OK 78.7 53.9 110 30 2
Olympia, WA 38.9 64.3 237 113 20
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 33.9 57.4 235 126 43
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 10.8 79.5 591 162 44
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 45.3 57.3 205 101 33
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 36.8 51.6 220 118 41
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 59.0 51.9 159 70 20
Peoria, IL 81.1 62.4 108 26 21
Philadelphia, PA* 44.0 69.8 251 104 21
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 32.9 60.1 255 131 26
Pittsburgh, PA 76.0 57.4 114 36 5
Pittsfield, MA 54.9 61.2 185 80 16
Pocatello, ID 71.8 50.2 131 41 1
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 22.7 54.6 255 146 50
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 42.5 66.9 250 109 19
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 34.8 73.4 265 121 26
Prescott, AZ 34.2 48.3 229 125 24
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 24.1 64.0 264 144 31
Provo-Orem, UT 46.4 56.0 216 99 15
Pueblo, CO 71.7 46.8 125 43 2
Punta Gorda, FL 43.4 50.8 185 106 36
Raleigh-Cary, NC 65.8 71.6 197 52 11
Reading, PA 70.0 64.6 155 47 7
Redding, CA 14.6 49.0 272 157 41
Reno-Sparks, NV 17.4 62.8 335 153 37
Richmond, VA 60.9 67.2 203 67 17
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 8.4 57.5 385 166 48
Roanoke, VA 61.4 57.8 175 66 16
Rochester, NY 85.8 64.1 105 15 1
Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH * 51.0 77.0 250 92 18
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 7.9 65.4 400 168 50
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 89.4 53.8 75 6 6
Salem, OR 58.5 56.8 180 72 9
Salinas, CA 5.0 62.2 600 178 58
Salisbury, MD 50.7 55.3 191 93 30
Salt Lake City, UT 50.1 61.3 223 95 13
San Antonio, TX 59.6 53.1 143 68 18
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 5.2 64.9 491 177 57
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA * 7.8 91.2 745 169 51
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 14.9 97.1 642 156 40
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 7.8 63.8 533 169 51
Sandusky, OH 80.3 60.2 119 27 22
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA* 2.5 78.3 608 181 61
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 3.2 65.8 580 180 60
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 5.9 75.1 672 174 54
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 10.7 75.1 532 163 45
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, F 29.1 58.4 265 137 47
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA* 32.6 74.3 326 133 28
Spokane, WA 63.1 53.9 152 59 6
Springfield, IL 78.5 64.6 119 31 25
Springfield, MA 67.0 62.9 175 51 9
Springfield, OH 88.8 55.4 86 8 8
St. George, UT 20.5 46.9 273 147 33
St. Louis, MO-IL 83.1 65.8 109 22 18
Stockton, CA 6.5 57.1 430 171 53
Tacoma, WA* 31.0 61.0 249 134 29
Tallahassee, FL 64.6 58.5 166 54 12
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 43.8 54.4 194 105 35
Toledo, OH 83.2 58.9 104 21 17
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 57.8 85.4 225 74 13
Tucson, AZ 34.3 52.4 223 124 23
Tulsa, OK 77.7 54.5 118 33 4
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 11.8 74.0 450 160 42
Vero Beach, FL 33.6 55.5 222 128 45
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 51.5 56.4 163 89 17
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 52.6 60.3 200 87 27
Visalia-Porterville, CA 18.2 44.1 248 151 36
Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, MI* 81.8 79.5 161 25 20
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV* 23.6 88.2 421 145 49
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL* 30.5 64.4 295 136 46
Wheeling, WV-OH 59.6 48.2 141 68 18
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ* 68.4 73.2 199 48 8
Winston-Salem, NC 77.6 58.2 129 34 5
Worcester, MA 47.4 71.7 250 98 19
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 88.2 52.1 82 9 9
Yuba City, CA 11.7 48.2 320 161 43
Yuma, AZ 45.8 41.1 150 100 16
*Indicate Metropolitan Divisions. All others are Metropolitan Statistical Areas.