50. Genesee, Michigan
- County seat: Flint
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $146,000 (#40 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -3%
- Annualized weekly wages: $53,144 (#143 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 405,280
49. Jackson, Michigan
- County seat: Jackson
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $168,000 (#61 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +19%
- Annualized weekly wages: $59,436 (#272 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 160,637
48. Oneida, New York
- County seat: Utica
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $169,161 (#63 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +13%
- Annualized weekly wages: $58,253 (#283 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +6%
- County population: 231,055
47. Trumbull, Ohio
- County seat: Warren
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $134,943 (#20 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +2%
- Annualized weekly wages: $48,607 (#41 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 201,749
46. Bibb, Georgia
- County seat: Macon
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $145,000 (#37 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +23%
- Annualized weekly wages: $52,481 (#122 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 156,554
45. Midland, Texas
- County seat: Midland
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $271,910 (#235 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -15%
- Annualized weekly wages: $91,611 (#18 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +7%
- County population: 169,393
44. Houston, Alabama
- County seat: Dothan
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.70%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $161,041 (#53 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +1%
- Annualized weekly wages: $51,467 (#94 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 107,040
43. Rapides, Louisiana
- County seat: Alexandria
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.40%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $142,750 (#31 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -8%
- Annualized weekly wages: $49,023 (#50 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 129,536
42. Sangamon, Illinois
- County seat: Springfield
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.10%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $155,000 (#43 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +16%
- Annualized weekly wages: $64,415 (#186 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 196,122
41. Aiken, South Carolina
- County seat: Aiken
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 19.00%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $179,950 (#76 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: 0%
- Annualized weekly wages: $59,904 (#255 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +4%
- County population: 169,865
40. Blair, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Hollidaysburg
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $133,950 (#17 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +6%
- Annualized weekly wages: $50,583 (#75 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 122,640
39. Potter, Texas
- County seat: Amarillo
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $146,519 (#41 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +9%
- Annualized weekly wages: $57,525 (#266 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 117,905
38. La Salle, Illinois
- County seat: Ottawa
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.50%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $135,000 (#21 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +15%
- Annualized weekly wages: $55,016 (#188 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 109,495
37. Jefferson, Texas
- County seat: Beaumont
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.50%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $161,250 (#54 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -4%
- Annualized weekly wages: $65,611 (#170 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +4%
- County population: 254,942
36. Sumter, South Carolina
- County seat: Sumter
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.40%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $141,500 (#28 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -8%
- Annualized weekly wages: $50,063 (#65 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +5%
- County population: 105,199
35. Ingham, Michigan
- County seat: Mason
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.40%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $161,000 (#52 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +11%
- Annualized weekly wages: $65,650 (#169 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 282,540
34. Washington, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Washington
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.40%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $173,000 (#68 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -4%
- Annualized weekly wages: $69,303 (#113 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 209,631
33. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Philadelphia
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.40%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $210,000 (#127 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +8%
- Annualized weekly wages: $79,924 (#50 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 1,593,208
32. Baltimore City, Maryland
- County seat: Baltimore
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.30%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $195,000 (#95 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +3%
- Annualized weekly wages: $79,989 (#49 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 584,548
31. Mercer, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Mercer
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.30%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $134,190 (#18 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +28%
- Annualized weekly wages: $51,597 (#98 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 110,600
30. Allen, Ohio
- County seat: Lima
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.10%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $142,500 (#30 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +2%
- Annualized weekly wages: $55,016 (#188 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 102,087
29. Comanche, Oklahoma
- County seat: Lawton
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 18.00%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $124,000 (#8 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -1%
- Annualized weekly wages: $47,970 (#34 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 121,777
29. Lucas, Ohio
- County seat: Toledo
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 16.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $133,000 (#16 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +11%
- Annualized weekly wages: $59,384 (#274 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 430,014
28. Muscogee, Georgia
- County seat: Columbus
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $136,750 (#24 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -2%
- Annualized weekly wages: $52,299 (#115 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: 0%
- County population: 204,572
27. Delaware, Indiana
- County seat: Muncie
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.70%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $128,847 (#13 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +3%
- Annualized weekly wages: $49,660 (#61 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: 0%
- County population: 112,156
26. Calhoun, Alabama
- County seat: Anniston
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.70%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $135,562 (#23 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +7%
- Annualized weekly wages: $48,984 (#46 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +6%
- County population: 116,162
25. Cuyahoga, Ohio
- County seat: Cleveland
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.70%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $160,000 (#50 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: 0%
- Annualized weekly wages: $70,928 (#96 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 1,256,620
24. Calcasieu, Louisiana
- County seat: Lake Charles
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.70%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $164,751 (#57 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -6%
- Annualized weekly wages: $60,515 (#241 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 210,770
23. Terrebonne, Louisiana
- County seat: Houma
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.50%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $160,980 (#51 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +5%
- Annualized weekly wages: $59,774 (#260 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +4%
- County population: 108,862
22. Shelby, Tennessee
- County seat: Memphis
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.30%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $166,666 (#60 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -6%
- Annualized weekly wages: $68,614 (#123 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 926,440
21. Allegheny, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Pittsburgh
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.30%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $175,000 (#71 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -2%
- Annualized weekly wages: $75,192 (#64 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 1,245,310
20. Chautauqua, New York
- County seat: Mayville
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 17.20%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $122,500 (#7 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +3%
- Annualized weekly wages: $50,206 (#68 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 127,440
18. Fayette, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Uniontown
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 16.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $114,500 (#5 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: 0%
- Annualized weekly wages: $49,010 (#48 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 128,417
17. Caddo, Louisiana
- County seat: Shreveport
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 16.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $132,500 (#15 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: 0%
- Annualized weekly wages: $55,900 (#221 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 236,259
16. Calhoun, Michigan
- County seat: Marshall
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 16.50%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $142,000 (#29 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +4%
- Annualized weekly wages: $61,932 (#218 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +1%
- County population: 134,011
15. Kanawha, West Virginia
- County seat: Charleston
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 16.20%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $140,500 (#27 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -1%
- Annualized weekly wages: $57,915 (#274 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 179,895
14. Saginaw, Michigan
- County seat: Saginaw
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 15.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $125,000 (#10 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +8%
- Annualized weekly wages: $56,979 (#250 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 189,821
13. Richmond, Georgia
- County seat: Augusta
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 15.50%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $128,304 (#12 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -18%
- Annualized weekly wages: $56,381 (#234 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 206,153
12. Montgomery, Alabama
- County seat: Montgomery
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 15.40%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $134,500 (#19 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +3%
- Annualized weekly wages: $58,188 (#279 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +4%
- County population: 228,132
11. Mobile, Alabama
- County seat: Mobile
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 15.40%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $138,100 (#25 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -18%
- Annualized weekly wages: $58,695 (#292 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 413,878
10. Saint Louis City, Missouri
- County seat: St. Louis
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 15.00%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $162,000 (#55 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +1%
- Annualized weekly wages: $75,400 (#63 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +4%
- County population: 298,018
9. Rock Island, Illinois
- County seat: Rock Island
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 14.80%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $125,000 (#10 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +10%
- Annualized weekly wages: $67,977 (#133 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: 0%
- County population: 143,819
8. Oswego, New York
- County seat: Oswego
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 14.70%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $124,250 (#9 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +4%
- Annualized weekly wages: $59,579 (#265 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +5%
- County population: 118,037
7. Robeson, North Carolina
- County seat: Lumberton
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 14.50%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $96,020 (#3 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -6%
- Annualized weekly wages: $43,979 (#3 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 117,573
6. Wayne, Michigan
- County seat: Detroit
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 13.30%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $135,000 (#21 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +2%
- Annualized weekly wages: $73,203 (#83 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 1,781,641
5. Peoria, Illinois
- County seat: Peoria
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 12.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $115,750 (#6 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +13%
- Annualized weekly wages: $71,591 (#90 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 181,186
4. Cambria, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Ebensburg
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 12.70%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $85,000 (#1 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +42%
- Annualized weekly wages: $47,281 (#26 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +3%
- County population: 133,263
3. Jefferson, Alabama
- County seat: Birmingham
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 12.50%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $129,000 (#14 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: -24%
- Annualized weekly wages: $68,510 (#125 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 672,265
2. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
- County seat: Pottsville
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 12.10%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $86,000 (#2 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +9%
- Annualized weekly wages: $52,052 (#109 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +2%
- County population: 143,201
1. Macon, Illinois
- County seat: Decatur
- Pct. of annualized wage needed to buy a median priced home: 11.90%
- Median home sales price, Q1 2024: $99,000 (#4 lowest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in sales price: +12%
- Annualized weekly wages: $67,327 (#143 highest of 590 counties)
- Year-over-year change in wages: +5%
- County population: 103,542
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