The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
State | Housing Affordability Index | |
---|---|---|
1. | Hawaii | 49 |
2. | California | 53 |
3. | District of Columbia | 59 |
4. | Massachusetts | 66 |
5. | Oregon | 67 |
6. | New York | 68 |
7. | Washington | 71 |
8. | New Jersey | 72 |
9. | Colorado | 74 |
10. | Nevada | 75 |
11. | Montana | 77 |
12. | Utah | 78 |
13. | Rhode Island | 79 |
14. | Idaho | 79 |
15. | Florida | 81 |
16. | New Hampshire | 87 |
17. | Connecticut | 89 |
18. | Vermont | 89 |
19. | Arizona | 90 |
20. | Maryland | 91 |
21. | Delaware | 92 |
22. | Virginia | 94 |
23. | Alaska | 95 |
24. | Wyoming | 97 |
25. | Minnesota | 98 |
26. | Maine | 99 |
27. | Texas | 100 |
28. | Wisconsin | 100 |
29. | Tennessee | 102 |
30. | North Carolina | 102 |
31. | New Mexico | 103 |
32. | Illinois | 104 |
33. | Pennsylvania | 105 |
34. | Georgia | 106 |
35. | Louisiana | 109 |
36. | South Carolina | 110 |
37. | South Dakota | 111 |
38. | Michigan | 112 |
39. | North Dakota | 113 |
40. | Nebraska | 117 |
41. | Missouri | 118 |
42. | Ohio | 119 |
43. | Kansas | 122 |
44. | Kentucky | 123 |
45. | Oklahoma | 125 |
46. | Alabama | 127 |
47. | Iowa | 130 |
48. | Arkansas | 132 |
49. | Mississippi | 133 |
50. | Indiana | 134 |
51. | West Virginia | 146 |