15 of the Cheapest Places to Buy a House in the U.S.

15 to Buy a House to Buy a House of the Cheapest Places of the Cheapest Places in the U.S.

Median home price : $188,300 Median home price : $188,300 15. Joplin, Missouri 15. Joplin, Missouri Median household income : $46,849 Median household income : $46,849 Cost of living index : 74.6 Cost of living index : 74.6

Median home price : $180,000 Median home price : $180,000 14. Anniston-Oxford, Alabama 14. Anniston-Oxford, Alabama Median household income : $39,928 Median household income : $39,928 Cost of living index : 78.9 Cost of living index : 78.9

Median home price : $179,800 Median home price : $179,800 13. Davenport-Moline- Rock Island, Iowa-Illinois 13. Davenport-Moline- Rock Island, Iowa-Illinois Median household income : $55,659 Median household income : $55,659 Cost of living index : 75.7 Cost of living index : 75.7

Median home price : $177,200 Median home price : $177,200 12. Toledo, Ohio 12. Toledo, Ohio Median household income : $41,671 Median household income : $41,671 Cost of living index : 77.4 Cost of living index : 77.4

Median home price : $176,300 Median home price : $176,300 11. Rockford, Illinois 11. Rockford, Illinois Median household income : $47,002 Median household income : $47,002 Cost of living index : 79.0 Cost of living index : 79.0

Median home price : $173,500 Median home price : $173,500 10. Charleston, West Virginia 10. Charleston, West Virginia Median household income : $54,101 Median household income : $54,101 Cost of living index : 81.3 Cost of living index : 81.3

Median home price : $171,500 Median home price : $171,500 9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa 9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa Median household income : $49,430 (Waterloo), $66,838 (Cedar Falls) Median household income : $49,430 (Waterloo), $66,838 (Cedar Falls) Cost of living index : 75.7 Cost of living index : 75.7

Median home price : $169,000 Median home price : $169,000 8. Erie, Pennsylvania 8. Erie, Pennsylvania Median household income : $40,201 Median household income : $40,201 Cost of living index : 80.8 Cost of living index : 80.8

Median home price : $162,600 Median home price : $162,600 7. Springfield, Illinois 7. Springfield, Illinois Median household income : $57,596 Median household income : $57,596 Cost of living index : 78.4 Cost of living index : 78.4

Median home price : $160,000 Median home price : $160,000 6. Binghamton, New York 6. Binghamton, New York Median household income : $39,012 Median household income : $39,012 Cost of living index : 80.7 Cost of living index : 80.7

Median home price : $157,300 Median home price : $157,300 5. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania 5. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania Median household income : $54,506 Median household income : $54,506 Cost of living index : 75.8 Cost of living index : 75.8

Median home price : $156,600 Median home price : $156,600 4. Peoria, Illinois 4. Peoria, Illinois Median household income : $58,426 Median household income : $58,426 Cost of living index : 75.6 Cost of living index : 75.6

Median home price : $145,400 Median home price : $145,400 3. Cumberland, Maryland 3. Cumberland, Maryland Median household income : $43,699 Median household income : $43,699 Cost of living index : 73.2 Cost of living index : 73.2

Median home price : $144,500 Median home price : $144,500 2. Elmira, New York 2. Elmira, New York Median household income : $84,916 Median household income : $84,916 Cost of living index : 77.8 Cost of living index : 77.8

Median home price : $133,400 Median home price : $133,400 1. Decatur, Illinois 1. Decatur, Illinois Median household income : $45,111 Median household income : $45,111 Cost of living index : 72.9 Cost of living index : 72.9

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