Cost to Own
United StatesRankings Counties ranked 100 Data vintage ACS 2023 5-Year

Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Home Values in America

The most affordable counties in the country by median home value. Many are rural and losing population, which is worth weighing against the price.

Top 100

#CountyState Median homeMonthly to ownEffective rate
1 Todd County SD $45,200$5842.226%
2 Oglala Lakota County SD $45,600$5190.436%
3 McDowell County WV $49,200$5620.565%
4 Stewart County GA $53,000$6261.711%
5 Cottle County TX $54,100$6271.152%
6 Stonewall County TX $54,700$6411.360%
7 Hudspeth County TX $57,400$6531.179%
8 Cochran County TX $57,700$6561.185%
9 Alexander County IL $58,700$7371.646%
10 Comanche County KS $59,900$7112.285%
11 Willacy County TX $60,800$7161.914%
12 Elk County KS $60,900$7041.989%
13 Allendale County SC $61,600$6560.880%
14 Breathitt County KY $61,800$6480.843%
15 Jewell County KS $62,100$7131.968%
16 Mellette County SD $63,000$6951.529%
17 Chautauqua County KS $63,300$7031.599%
18 Stanton County KS $64,200$7572.470%
19 Dickens County TX $65,000$7211.366%
20 Wolfe County KY $66,400$6670.589%
21 Knox County TX $66,800$7631.862%
22 Apache County AZ $68,500$6760.838%
23 Quitman County MS $68,600$7511.155%
24 Edwards County KS $70,500$7601.593%
25 Letcher County KY $70,500$7160.932%
26 Wilcox County GA $71,200$7291.058%
27 Foard County TX $71,400$7601.182%
28 Tillman County OK $71,900$7270.663%
29 McKinley County NM $72,100$7711.889%
30 Kusilvak Census Area AK $72,700$7920.274%
31 Taliaferro County GA $73,100$7551.254%
32 Harlan County KY $73,100$7380.988%
33 Corson County SD $73,800$7661.337%
34 Leslie County KY $74,100$7290.718%
35 Marlboro County SC $74,500$7340.638%
36 Lafayette County AR $74,600$7340.566%
37 Wheeler County GA $74,600$7350.753%
38 Knott County KY $74,600$7320.718%
39 Pawnee County NE $74,800$7831.592%
40 Dewey County SD $75,400$7791.338%
41 Crosby County TX $75,500$8291.781%
42 Harmon County OK $75,700$7580.697%
43 Republic County KS $76,000$8101.697%
44 Phillips County AR $76,200$7510.656%
45 Atkinson County GA $76,300$7560.883%
46 Holmes County MS $76,500$7970.908%
47 Hardeman County TX $76,500$7991.183%
48 Lamb County TX $76,600$8001.192%
49 McCreary County KY $77,000$7500.734%
50 Woodson County KS $77,100$8261.811%
51 Harper County KS $77,300$8261.784%
52 Jefferson County OK $77,500$7690.661%
53 Fisher County TX $77,600$8411.705%
54 Lee County AR $77,900$7550.525%
55 Warren County GA $78,000$7771.031%
56 Webster County WV $78,000$7510.388%
57 Fulton County KY $78,100$7570.720%
58 Edwards County TX $78,300$8041.051%
59 Clark County KS $78,400$8522.054%
60 McPherson County SD $78,400$8151.554%
61 Wyoming County WV $78,400$7570.439%
62 Decatur County KS $78,500$8361.794%
63 Rush County KS $79,300$8491.897%
64 Garza County TX $79,300$8521.660%
65 Bullock County AL $79,400$7730.389%
66 Grant County OK $79,500$7800.604%
67 Owsley County KY $79,900$7690.703%
68 Wilkinson County MS $80,200$8230.862%
69 Hall County TX $80,200$8291.212%
70 Covington city VA $80,200$7780.784%
71 Tensas Parish LA $80,300$7670.289%
72 McIntosh County ND $80,300$7771.080%
73 Dimmit County TX $80,300$8251.142%
74 Lowndes County AL $80,600$7830.408%
75 Claiborne County MS $80,800$8080.582%
76 Pulaski County IL $81,000$8540.825%
77 Jenkins County GA $81,100$7950.958%
78 Motley County TX $81,100$8281.097%
79 Appling County GA $81,400$7890.846%
80 Jefferson County MS $81,400$8411.002%
81 Lee County KY $82,100$7940.848%
82 Monroe County AR $82,200$7830.493%
83 Calhoun County GA $82,200$8161.152%
84 Tallahatchie County MS $82,200$8200.602%
85 Quay County NM $82,200$7640.617%
86 Claiborne Parish LA $82,400$7870.369%
87 Greenwood County KS $82,600$8591.646%
88 Brooks County TX $82,700$8511.260%
89 Taylor County GA $82,900$8040.897%
90 Calhoun County MS $82,900$8310.683%
91 Briscoe County TX $82,900$8411.084%
92 Bell County KY $83,000$7940.743%
93 Benson County ND $83,100$7830.871%
94 Newton County TX $83,100$8391.030%
95 Gilmer County WV $83,300$7960.507%
96 San Augustine County TX $83,500$8270.816%
97 Sumter County AL $84,100$8030.353%
98 Wilcox County AL $84,200$8050.367%
99 Throckmorton County TX $84,200$8551.151%
100 Dillon County SC $84,400$7940.504%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.66%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

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