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Home price to income ratio.
Median home price divided by median household income. Around 3x was the historical norm; above roughly 5x means typical local earnings no longer support typical local prices. A lower number means housing is cheaper relative to what people there actually earn.
West Virginia has the lowest published home price-to-income in this comparison, at 3.0×. The next states shown are Iowa (3.2×) and Kansas (3.3×).
The table orders 51 states by home price to income ratio. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Median home price divided by median household income. Around 3x was the historical norm; above roughly 5x means typical local earnings no longer support typical local prices. A lower number means housing is cheaper relative to what people there actually earn.
These guides combine this measure with other clearly named inputs; they are not overall state verdicts.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/home-price-to-income" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Home price to income ratio by state"></iframe>Source: Derived from Zillow ZHVI and Census ACS. · How this is built