2024 Score Edition · Major Market Ranking

Worst Housing Affordability Pressure Markets

A focused ranking for markets where rent, home value, and income alignment show the most pressure in the published 2024 Score Edition.

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Markets Ranked

Major cities with population of at least 100,000 and all 10 direct local ACS baseline inputs

Top Market

Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz, CA ranks #1 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.

Affordability Score

1 / 100

Metric used to sort this ranking

Ranking Table

Top 50 Major Markets

Rankings include only cities with complete direct local baseline inputs. Movement lists include only the matching published trend direction and are never filled with stable or opposite-direction cities.

RankMarketPopulationAffordability ScoreTrend

#1Santa Cruz, CASanta Cruz, CA ranks #1 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.165,263

Score

1/100

stable #2Seaside, CASeaside, CA ranks #2 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.118,398

Score

1/100

stable #3Inglewood, CAInglewood, CA ranks #3 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.105,575

Score

1/100

stable #4Glendale, CAGlendale, CA ranks #4 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.192,270

Score

1/100

stable #5Los Angeles, CALos Angeles, CA ranks #5 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.11,885,717

Score

1/100

stable #6El Monte, CAEl Monte, CA ranks #6 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.107,066

Score

1/100

stable #7East Los Angeles, CAEast Los Angeles, CA ranks #7 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.114,617

Score

1/100

stable #8Burbank, CABurbank, CA ranks #8 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.105,165

Score

1/100

stable #9Long Beach, CALong Beach, CA ranks #9 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 1 / 100.458,491

Score

1/100

stable #10Pasadena, CAPasadena, CA ranks #10 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.136,462

Score

2/100

stable #11Downey, CADowney, CA ranks #11 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.111,793

Score

2/100

stable #12Salinas, CASalinas, CA ranks #12 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.172,995

Score

2/100

stable #13Pomona, CAPomona, CA ranks #13 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.148,391

Score

2/100

stable #14Torrance, CATorrance, CA ranks #14 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.143,499

Score

2/100

stable #15New York, NYNew York, NY ranks #15 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.18,832,416

Score

2/100

stable #16Santa Barbara, CASanta Barbara, CA ranks #16 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.194,950

Score

2/100

stable #17Newark, NJNewark, NJ ranks #17 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.307,188

Score

2/100

stable #18West Covina, CAWest Covina, CA ranks #18 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.107,436

Score

2/100

stable #19El Cajon, CAEl Cajon, CA ranks #19 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.104,909

Score

2/100

stable #20Berkeley, CABerkeley, CA ranks #20 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.120,223

Score

2/100

stable #21Bellingham, WABellingham, WA ranks #21 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 2 / 100.128,737

Score

2/100

declining #22Paradise, NVParadise, NV ranks #22 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.186,178

Score

3/100

stable #23Oakland, CAOakland, CA ranks #23 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.438,072

Score

3/100

stable #24Paterson, NJPaterson, NJ ranks #24 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.157,660

Score

3/100

stable #25Boulder, COBoulder, CO ranks #25 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.120,121

Score

3/100

stable #26Chico, CAChico, CA ranks #26 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.109,411

Score

3/100

stable #27Norwalk, CANorwalk, CA ranks #27 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.100,713

Score

3/100

stable #28San Diego, CASan Diego, CA ranks #28 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.3,057,778

Score

3/100

stable #29Oceanside, CAOceanside, CA ranks #29 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.172,542

Score

3/100

stable #30Escondido, CAEscondido, CA ranks #30 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.149,913

Score

3/100

stable #31Elizabeth, NJElizabeth, NJ ranks #31 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.135,887

Score

3/100

stable #32Ontario, CAOntario, CA ranks #32 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.178,347

Score

3/100

stable #33Hemet, CAHemet, CA ranks #33 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.176,009

Score

3/100

stable #34San Bernardino, CASan Bernardino, CA ranks #34 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.221,774

Score

3/100

stable #35Vallejo, CAVallejo, CA ranks #35 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.171,414

Score

3/100

stable #36Richmond, CARichmond, CA ranks #36 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 3 / 100.115,396

Score

3/100

stable #37Concord, CAConcord, CA ranks #37 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.525,233

Score

4/100

stable #38Santa Clarita, CASanta Clarita, CA ranks #38 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.265,529

Score

4/100

stable #39Merced, CAMerced, CA ranks #39 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.163,257

Score

4/100

stable #40Oxnard, CAOxnard, CA ranks #40 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.373,423

Score

4/100

stable #41Riverside, CARiverside, CA ranks #41 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.2,288,508

Score

4/100

stable #42Palmdale, CAPalmdale, CA ranks #42 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.165,487

Score

4/100

stable #43Hayward, CAHayward, CA ranks #43 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.159,201

Score

4/100

stable #44Carlsbad, CACarlsbad, CA ranks #44 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.114,500

Score

4/100

stable #45Costa Mesa, CACosta Mesa, CA ranks #45 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.110,538

Score

4/100

stable #46Garden Grove, CAGarden Grove, CA ranks #46 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.170,603

Score

4/100

stable #47Anaheim, CAAnaheim, CA ranks #47 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.344,553

Score

4/100

stable #48Chula Vista, CAChula Vista, CA ranks #48 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.275,030

Score

4/100

stable #49Santa Maria, CASanta Maria, CA ranks #49 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.144,857

Score

4/100

stable #50Antioch, CAAntioch, CA ranks #50 among major U.S. city housing markets for affordability pressure, with an affordability stability component score of 4 / 100.333,347

Score

4/100

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