Most affordable big U.S. cities — Yourlist

Most affordable big U.S. cities

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Metros over a million where a house is still a plan, not a dream.

What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.

Detroit▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 4,300,000Median home: $200,000Sunny days: 183
added by IJRin 7 rankings
44
Buffalo▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 1,100,000Median home: $220,000Sunny days: 155
added by IJRin 5 rankings
31
New Orleans▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 1,300,000Median home: $250,000Sunny days: 216
added by IJRin 4 rankings
18
Baltimore▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,800,000Median home: $220,000Sunny days: 213
added by IJRin 4 rankings
16
Milwaukee▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 1,600,000Median home: $230,000Sunny days: 190
added by IJRin 10 rankings
16
St. Louis▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,800,000Median home: $250,000Sunny days: 202
added by IJRin 4 rankings
15
Cleveland▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,000,000Median home: $220,000Sunny days: 166
added by IJRin 3 rankings
13
Memphis▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 1,300,000Median home: $240,000Sunny days: 218
added by IJRin 5 rankings
11
Cincinnati▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,200,000Median home: $260,000Sunny days: 175
added by IJRin 7 rankings
10
Pittsburgh▲ Rising
Metro pop.: 2,400,000Median home: $230,000Sunny days: 160
added by IJRin 5 rankings
9
Jacksonville
Metro pop.: 1,600,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 221
added by IJRin 6 rankings
4
Philadelphia
Metro pop.: 6,200,000Median home: $280,000Sunny days: 207
added by IJRin 5 rankings
3
Columbus▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 2,100,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 179
added by IJRin 4 rankings
-2
San Antonio
Metro pop.: 2,600,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 220
added by IJRin 4 rankings
-4
Kansas City
Metro pop.: 2,200,000Median home: $300,000Sunny days: 215
added by IJRin 4 rankings
-4
Houston▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 7,300,000Median home: $340,000Sunny days: 204
added by IJRin 7 rankings
-8
Tucson▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,000,000Median home: $330,000Sunny days: 286
added by IJRin 7 rankings
-16
Fort Worth▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 1,000,000Median home: $340,000Sunny days: 229
added by IJRin 5 rankings
-19
Minneapolis▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 3,700,000Median home: $350,000Sunny days: 198
added by IJRin 4 rankings
-21
Chicago▼ Falling
Metro pop.: 9,400,000Median home: $340,000Sunny days: 189
added by IJRin 5 rankings
-22

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MMaya Patel4h
Lived in two of these — the cost-of-living numbers are the whole story.
OOwen Reyes16h
Housing prices moved way faster than this list implies.
LLena Lindqvist1d
Weather is underrated in these rankings until you've done one bad winter.
XXimena Tanaka18h
The commute data should be weighted double, honestly.
OOscar Haddad4d
Visited last spring and it absolutely lives up to the hype.