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Affordability in Houston

Houston ranks #115 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 15 — Quiet. That puts it in the 15th percentile nationally and #13 of 13 in Texas.

affordability score
15
Quiet
National rank
#115 of 134
In Texas
#13 of 13
Percentile
15th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Houston sits 35 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Houston

  1. T#113 Hialeah, FL 16
  2. T#113 Long Beach, CA 16
  3. #115 Houston, TX — this page 15
  4. T#116 Chicago, IL 14
  5. T#116 Tampa, FL 14

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Houston

Houston scores 39 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: