Change in Housing Affordability: 1990-2000 By US State and District
Ratio of Median House Value to Median Household Income
State or District |
1990 |
Rank |
2000 |
Rank |
Change |
Rank |
Standard Deviations |
Alabama |
2.255 |
36 |
2.493 |
38 |
10.6% |
32 |
0.3 |
Alaska |
2.280 |
34 |
2.796 |
19 |
22.7% |
45 |
1.0 |
Arizona |
2.894 |
16 |
2.991 |
16 |
3.3% |
21 |
-0.1 |
Arkansas |
2.175 |
43 |
2.262 |
44 |
4.0% |
23 |
-0.1 |
California |
5.428 |
2 |
4.453 |
2 |
-18.0% |
5 |
-1.4 |
Colorado |
2.734 |
19 |
3.529 |
7 |
29.1% |
48 |
1.4 |
Connecticut |
4.235 |
4 |
3.094 |
14 |
-26.9% |
1 |
-2.0 |
Delaware |
2.859 |
17 |
2.752 |
22 |
-3.7% |
13 |
-0.6 |
District of Columbia |
3.961 |
6 |
3.918 |
3 |
-1.1% |
17 |
-0.4 |
Florida |
2.784 |
18 |
2.718 |
24 |
-2.4% |
14 |
-0.5 |
Georgia |
2.436 |
26 |
2.621 |
28 |
7.6% |
27 |
0.1 |
Hawaii |
6.248 |
1 |
5.464 |
1 |
-12.6% |
10 |
-1.1 |
Idaho |
2.296 |
32 |
2.829 |
17 |
23.2% |
47 |
1.1 |
Illinois |
2.484 |
22 |
2.807 |
18 |
13.0% |
37 |
0.4 |
Indiana |
1.858 |
50 |
2.269 |
43 |
22.1% |
43 |
1.0 |
Iowa |
1.735 |
51 |
2.090 |
49 |
20.5% |
41 |
0.9 |
Kansas |
1.898 |
49 |
2.055 |
51 |
8.3% |
28 |
0.2 |
Kentucky |
2.223 |
39 |
2.575 |
32 |
15.8% |
39 |
0.6 |
Louisiana |
2.642 |
21 |
2.610 |
29 |
-1.2% |
15 |
-0.4 |
Maine |
3.134 |
11 |
2.650 |
27 |
-15.4% |
7 |
-1.3 |
Maryland |
2.933 |
14 |
2.762 |
21 |
-5.8% |
11 |
-0.7 |
Massachusetts |
4.389 |
3 |
3.677 |
5 |
-16.2% |
6 |
-1.3 |
Michigan |
1.937 |
47 |
2.588 |
31 |
33.6% |
49 |
1.7 |
Minnesota |
2.384 |
27 |
2.598 |
30 |
9.0% |
29 |
0.2 |
Mississippi |
2.240 |
38 |
2.279 |
42 |
1.8% |
20 |
-0.2 |
Missouri |
2.249 |
37 |
2.370 |
41 |
5.4% |
25 |
-0.0 |
Montana |
2.458 |
23 |
3.013 |
15 |
22.6% |
44 |
1.0 |
Nebraska |
1.922 |
48 |
2.242 |
46 |
16.7% |
40 |
0.7 |
Nevada |
3.073 |
12 |
3.185 |
10 |
3.6% |
22 |
-0.1 |
New Hampshire |
3.559 |
9 |
2.689 |
25 |
-24.5% |
2 |
-1.8 |
New Jersey |
3.939 |
8 |
3.097 |
13 |
-21.4% |
4 |
-1.7 |
New Mexico |
2.898 |
15 |
3.167 |
11 |
9.3% |
30 |
0.2 |
New York |
3.956 |
7 |
3.427 |
8 |
-13.4% |
9 |
-1.2 |
North Carolina |
2.451 |
25 |
2.764 |
20 |
12.8% |
35 |
0.4 |
North Dakota |
2.176 |
42 |
2.150 |
47 |
-1.2% |
16 |
-0.4 |
Ohio |
2.191 |
40 |
2.532 |
37 |
15.6% |
38 |
0.6 |
Oklahoma |
2.019 |
45 |
2.117 |
48 |
4.8% |
24 |
-0.1 |
Oregon |
2.451 |
24 |
3.717 |
4 |
51.6% |
51 |
2.8 |
Pennsylvania |
2.377 |
28 |
2.419 |
40 |
1.7% |
19 |
-0.2 |
Rhode Island |
4.124 |
5 |
3.160 |
12 |
-23.4% |
3 |
-1.8 |
South Carolina |
2.312 |
31 |
2.559 |
34 |
10.7% |
33 |
0.3 |
South Dakota |
2.000 |
46 |
2.256 |
45 |
12.8% |
36 |
0.4 |
Tennessee |
2.338 |
29 |
2.558 |
35 |
9.4% |
31 |
0.2 |
Texas |
2.180 |
41 |
2.066 |
50 |
-5.2% |
12 |
-0.7 |
Utah |
2.331 |
30 |
3.195 |
9 |
37.1% |
50 |
1.9 |
Vermont |
3.209 |
10 |
2.729 |
23 |
-15.0% |
8 |
-1.3 |
Virginia |
2.712 |
20 |
2.687 |
26 |
-1.0% |
18 |
-0.4 |
Washington |
2.989 |
13 |
3.677 |
6 |
23.0% |
46 |
1.1 |
West Virginia |
2.289 |
33 |
2.452 |
39 |
7.1% |
26 |
0.1 |
Wisconsin |
2.109 |
44 |
2.562 |
33 |
21.5% |
42 |
1.0 |
Wyoming |
2.273 |
35 |
2.549 |
36 |
12.1% |
34 |
0.4 |
United States |
2.484 |
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2.848 |
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14.7% |
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Average of the States |
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5.8% |
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Standard Deviation |
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16.4% |
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Caculated from US Census Bureau Data |
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Inflation based upon CPI-U-RS (2000$) |
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