Cheapest Cities to Buy a Home

20. Garfield Heights, Ohio
> Median home value: $72,700
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $1,054 — 108th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 63.2% — 536th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Homeownership rate: 62.3% — 804th highest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $43,971 — 244th lowest of 1,774 cities

19. Chester, Pennsylvania
> Median home value: $72,400
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $1,002 — 73rd lowest of 1,774 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 44.7% — 33rd lowest of 1,774 cities
> Homeownership rate: 36.1% — 71st lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $32,403 — 25th lowest of 1,774 cities

18. Canton, Ohio
> Median home value: $71,100
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $883 — 14th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 59.1% — 297th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Homeownership rate: 47.9% — 325th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $32,287 — 23rd lowest of 1,774 cities

17. Cleveland, Ohio
> Median home value: $69,600
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $998 — 68th lowest of 1,774 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 55.6% — 179th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Homeownership rate: 41.6% — 162nd lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $30,907 — 16th lowest of 1,774 cities

16. Jackson, Michigan
> Median home value: $68,400
> Median monthly housing costs with a mortgage: $841 — 7th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 61.2% — 414th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Homeownership rate: 55.4% — 635th lowest of 1,774 cities (tied)
> Median household income: $35,464 — 56th lowest of 1,774 cities