Do you dream of living off-grid or simply away from the hustle and bustle of the city or even suburbia? Perhaps the mountains are calling you’re name. If the siren song of a quiet life in a quiet mountain town is drawing you in, we can help you find a new place to call home — at a relatively affordable rate. In fact, you can grab a home in one of these mountain towns for a reasonable $114,000.
To determine the most affordable mountain towns, Moms Who Think reviewed five-year data on median household value and median household income from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey . Cities, towns, and Census-designated places were ranked based on the ratio of median home value to median household income. Only places with at least 500 residents where at least 5% of housing units are vacant for seasonal or recreational use that intersect a mountain were considered. Mountain spatial boundaries are from the GMBA Mountain Inventory v2 of EarthEnv.
50. Ridgecrest, California ©"Turnoff to Ridgecrest, California, Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park" by Ken Lund is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $224,600 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $85,872 Total population: 28,118 49. Steele Creek, Alaska ©"Steele Creek" by BLM Alaska is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $309,900 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $118,934 Total population: 6,542 48. Cumberland, Maryland ©"Cumberland, Maryland" by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $119,500 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $45,915 Total population: 19,041 47. White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia ©"White Sulphur Springs" by Tobyotter is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $122,000 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $47,292 Total population: 2,707 46. Scranton, Pennsylvania ©"Scranton Pennsylvania ~ Scranton Cultural Center - Masonic Temple (formerly the Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral) Mid 90s'" by Onasill - Bill Badzo - 149 Million Views - Thank Y is licensed under PDM 1.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $125,700 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $48,776 Total population: 76,119 45. Apple Mountain Lake, Virginia ©"File:2016-09-12 14 56 06 View south along Virginia State Route 79 (Apple Mountain Road) at Interstate 66 in Apple Mountain Lake, Warren County, Virginia.jpg" by Famartin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $310,200 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $120,539 Total population: 1,584 44. Cobleskill, New York ©"Cobleskill, New York" by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $168,800 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $65,610 Total population: 4,152 43. Deltana, Alaska ©Ingo70/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $267,700 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $105,250 Total population: 2,059 42. Lakemont, Pennsylvania ©IEW MEDIA/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $118,600 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $46,840 Total population: 1,511 41. Pulaski, Virginia ©"2017-06-13 10 11 06 View north along Virginia State Route 99 (Main Street) at Newbern Road in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia" by Famartin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $137,400 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $55,213 Total population: 8,982 40. Keyser, West Virginia ©"B&O 7401 freight near Keyser, West Virginia (Gafton Line) on March 2, 1969" by railfan 44 is licensed under PDM 1.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $115,400 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $46,724 Total population: 4,879 39. Nice, California ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $170,600 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $69,653 Total population: 2,389 38. Mount Union, Pennsylvania ©"20220914 09 Mount Union, Pennsylvania" by davidwilson1949 is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $93,600 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $38,382 Total population: 2,130 37. Middlesborough, Kentucky ©"Masonic Temple, 20th Street, Middlesboro, KY" by w_lemay is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $87,000 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $35,798 Total population: 9,383 36. Whitehall, New York ©"Farmland Near Whitehall, New York" by Ken Lund is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $96,400 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $40,294 Total population: 2,166 35. Lewistown, Pennsylvania ©"Lewistown, Pennsylvania" by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $86,500 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $36,166 Total population: 8,522 34. Hinton, West Virginia ©"Hinton West Virginia train station north" by CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, releases all rights but a photo credit would be appreciated if this image is used anywhere other than Wikipedia. Please leave a note at Wikipedia here. Thank you! is licensed under BY 3.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $85,400 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $35,735 Total population: 2,167 33. Gorham, New Hampshire ©"Gorham, New Hampshire" by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $132,800 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $55,845 Total population: 2,043 32. Jenkins, Kentucky ©"Jenkins city hall downtown" by FatCat96 is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $61,300 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $26,500 Total population: 1,862 31. La Vale, Maryland ©"File:2016-06-25 09 07 59 View south along Maryland State Route 36 (Mount Savage Road) at U.S. Route 40 Alternate (National Highway) in La Vale, Allegany County, Maryland.jpg" by Famartin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $168,200 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $73,778 Total population: 4,351 30. Powells Crossroads, Tennessee ©"Farm-powells-crossroads-tn1" by Brian Stansberry is licensed under BY 3.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $146,100 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $64,100 Total population: 1,686 29. Ellenville, New York ©"Ellenville, New York" by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $172,700 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $77,125 Total population: 4,213 28. Berlin, New Hampshire ©"Drive to Berlin New Hampshire" by j.tarallo is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $93,200 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $41,638 Total population: 9,485 27. Olyphant, Pennsylvania ©"PA347 North Sign - Olyphant" by formulanone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $132,200 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $60,120 Total population: 5,372 26. Richwood, West Virginia ©"File:RichwoodLookingDownOakford.jpg" by Youngamerican at English Wikipedia is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $68,000 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $30,962 Total population: 2,567 25. Altoona, Pennsylvania ©"PC Train 54, The Pennsylvania Limited, on Horseshoe Curve, near Altoona, PA on February 23, 1969" by railfan 44 is licensed under PDM 1.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $110,700 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $50,435 Total population: 43,821 24. Warm Springs, Oregon ©"1988. Grounded spray helicopters in need of dump valves. Western spruce budworm control project. Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon." by USDA Forest Service is licensed under PDM 1.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $129,200 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $59,167 Total population: 2,453 23. Old Forge, Pennsylvania ©"Keyser Avenue wb in Old Forge, PA, July 2024" by Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $156,300 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $71,615 Total population: 8,506 22. Neah Bay, Washington ©"Wildlife at Neah Bay in Washington" by Landscapes in The West is licensed under PDM 1.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $137,500 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $63,750 Total population: 1,081 21. Metlakatla, Alaska ©"Metlakatla, Alaska" by markcbrennan is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $163,900 (2.1 times income) Median household income: $78,750 Total population: 1,437 20. Marlinton, West Virginia ©"View along Greenbrier River - Marlinton - West Virginia - USA" by Adam Jones, Ph.D. - Global Photo Archive is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $82,000 (2.1 times income) Median household income: $39,643 Total population: 1,139 19. Bluefield, West Virginia ©"File:2017-07-21 17 00 36 View north along West Virginia State Route 598 (Cherry Drive) at U.S. Route 460 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia.jpg" by Famartin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $94,400 (2.1 times income) Median household income: $45,854 Total population: 9,619 18. Saltville, Virginia ©"File:2017-06-12 19 42 07 View south along Virginia State Route 107 (Worthy Boulevard) at Virginia State Route 91 (Main Street) in Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia.jpg" by Famartin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $84,900 (2.1 times income) Median household income: $41,339 Total population: 2,085 17. Bowling Green, Maryland ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $119,100 (2.0 times income) Median household income: $59,773 Total population: 1,102 16. Parsons, West Virginia ©"Shavers Fork Parsons West Virginia" by Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) is licensed under BY-SA 2.5. - Original / License
Median home value: $88,600 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $45,729 Total population: 1,524 15. Dannemora, New York ©"New York State Route 374" by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $130,900 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $67,778 Total population: 3,373 14. McClure, Pennsylvania ©"Trinity Church McClure PA" by Smallbones is licensed under CC0 1.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $119,100 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $62,667 Total population: 1,171 13. Patrick Springs, Virginia ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $99,500 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $52,548 Total population: 2,204 12. Renovo, Pennsylvania ©"File:South Renovo, Pennsylvania houses.jpg" by Nicholas is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $54,400 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $28,750 Total population: 1,081 11. Cumberland, Kentucky ©marekuliasz/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $59,900 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $32,716 Total population: 2,390 10. Covington, Virginia ©"Falling Spring Covington Virginia from Douthat State Park" by vastateparksstaff is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $80,100 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $45,737 Total population: 5,722 9. Westernport, Maryland ©"2020-05-27 14 50 28 View south along Maryland State Route 36 (New Georges Creek Road) from the overpass for Waverly Street in Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland" by Famartin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $83,500 (1.6 times income) Median household income: $50,938 Total population: 1,993 8. Springville, Virginia ©Carol Mellema/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $65,700 (1.6 times income) Median household income: $41,250 Total population: 1,017 7. East Carbon, Utah ©JULIA Culp/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $80,700 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $52,554 Total population: 1,441 6. Atkins, Virginia ©"2013-02-03; Atkins, Virginia" by robspiegel is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $66,300 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $43,318 Total population: 1,028 5. King Cove, Alaska ©"ALEUTIAN EXPRESS at King Cove Alaska 7 13 2016 20" by ALEUTIANEXPRESS is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $118,200 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $79,844 Total population: 1,108 4. Searles Valley, California ©"Trona and Searles Valley, California" by Pimlico27 is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $78,000 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $54,013 Total population: 1,716 3. Desert Edge, California ©U. Eisenlohr/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $53,600 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $38,668 Total population: 3,715 2. Hays, Montana ©Checubus/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $63,600 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $49,423 Total population: 1,095 1. Johnstown, Pennsylvania ©"20070517 13 Locust St. @ Walnut St., Johnstown, Pennsylvania" by davidwilson1949 is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $40,000 (1.2 times income) Median household income: $33,466 Total population: 18,429 The image featured at the top of this post is ©Sahani Photography/Shutterstock.com.
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