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