Methodology

To identify the cities where it’s easiest to buy a house for less than $100,000, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the median home value in all census designated places, cities, and towns, with at least 100,000 residents. We only ranked areas with median home values below $100,000. Median home value, total share of homes worth less than $100,000, median home size by room count, and median household income all came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey and are five-year year estimates. Population change was calculated using ACS data.