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Affordability in Houston

Houston ranks #110 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 18 — Quiet. That puts it in the 19th percentile nationally and #13 of 13 in Texas.

affordability score
18
Quiet
National rank
#110 of 134
In Texas
#13 of 13
Percentile
19th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Houston sits 32 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Houston

  1. T#107 Long Beach, CA 20
  2. #109 Tampa, FL 19
  3. #110 Houston, TX — this page 18
  4. T#111 Stockton, CA 17
  5. T#111 Stowe, VT 17

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Houston

Houston scores 41 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: