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Affordability in Washington

Washington ranks #97 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 28 — Quiet. That puts it in the 28th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in District of Columbia.

affordability score
28
Quiet
National rank
#97 of 134
In District of Columbia
#1 of 1
Percentile
28th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Washington sits 22 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 Washington

  1. T#95 Glendale, AZ 29
  2. T#95 Orlando, FL 29
  3. #97 Washington, DC — this page 28
  4. #98 Sacramento, CA 27
  5. T#99 Jacksonville, FL 26

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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 Washington

Washington scores 93 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: