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Map of Home Price-to-Income Ratio by US State

As of 2020-2024, home price-to-income ratio ranges from 3.0 × in West Virginia to 8.7 × in California across US states, with a median of 4.7 × among the 51 states with data. Source: Zillow ZHVI + Census ACS.

Typical home value divided by the typical household income here, the number of years of income a home costs. Higher means homes are more expensive relative to local incomes (less affordable); lower means more affordable.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Zillow ZHVI + Census ACS

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Choropleth map of Home Price-to-Income Ratio across US states (2020-2024), by hearthmap
Home Price-to-Income Ratio by US state. Source: Zillow ZHVI + Census ACS.

Category

housing

Native level

Block group

Unit

Home value to income (years)

Vintage

2020-2024

States ranked by home price-to-income ratio

51 states with data (2020-2024). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by home price-to-income ratio
RankStateValue
1California8.7 ×
2Hawaii8.3 ×
3New York7.4 ×
4Washington6.5 ×
5Massachusetts6.5 ×
6Montana6.5 ×
7Idaho6.1 ×
8Connecticut6.1 ×
9Oregon6.0 ×
10Rhode Island5.8 ×
Bottom 10 states by home price-to-income ratio
RankStateValue
51West Virginia3.0 ×
50Iowa3.2 ×
49Oklahoma3.3 ×
48Mississippi3.4 ×
47Louisiana3.5 ×
46Ohio3.5 ×
45Kansas3.6 ×
44Illinois3.6 ×
43Indiana3.6 ×
42Nebraska3.6 ×

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hearthmap renders home price-to-income ratio as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see neighborhood values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: Zillow ZHVI + Census ACS · 2020-2024

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