Cheapest Cities to Buy a Home

30. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
> Median home value: $75,100
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $1,019 — 81st lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 49.9% — 69th lowest of 1,774 cities
> Homeownership rate: 46.7% — 288th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $37,902 — 94th lowest of 1,774 cities

29. Marion, Ohio
> Median home value: $74,600
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $881 — 12th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 59.5% — 314th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Homeownership rate: 53.1% — 528th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $38,221 — 99th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)

28. East Chicago, Indiana
> Median home value: $74,500
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $978 — 52nd lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 44.9% — 35th lowest of 1,774 cities
> Homeownership rate: 46.2% — 278th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $32,839 — 31st lowest of 1,774 cities

27. Elmira, New York
> Median home value: $74,500
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $959 — 39th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 57.9% — 238th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Homeownership rate: 47.6% — 317th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $36,909 — 75th lowest of 1,774 cities

26. Lincoln Park, Michigan
> Median home value: $73,700
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $982 — 56th lowest of 1,774 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 55.5% — 176th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Homeownership rate: 69.5% — 499th highest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $44,554 — 263rd lowest of 1,774 cities