Fishing is a favorite pastime for many American families. Casting a line and awaiting the perfect moment to reel in your catch … few things are more exhilarating than that. And to share that feeling with loved one? Simply the best.
If you happen to living in an urban setting or nowhere near the water, it can be challenging to make the time to go enjoy this family hobby. However, if you have the means to consider purchasing a second home, or if you’re looking to make a move to somewhere with plenty of fishing nearby, you’ll be excited to explore this list of affordable fishing towns.
Methodology
To determine the most affordable fishing 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 100 owner-occupied housing units and a federally recognized hunting area with fishing available within a 15-mile radius were included. Spatial data on hunting areas specified by available game is from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .
50. Murphysboro, IL ©Imaginarious/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $80,200 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $41,535 Total population: 7,101 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 49. Energy, IL ©iStock.com/pabradyphoto
Median home value: $130,200 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $67,713 Total population: 1,227 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 48. Hamshire, TX ©Hank Landry/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $226,300 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $118,412 Total population: 1,568 Nearest hunting area with fish: McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
47. Hurst, IL ©zmotions/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $71,700 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $37,639 Total population: 769 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 46. Cassville, WI ©Wildnerdpix/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $108,800 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $57,143 Total population: 731 Nearest hunting area with fish: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 45. Oceanville, NJ ©Dawn J Benko/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $302,000 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $158,967 Total population: 826 Nearest hunting area with fish: Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
44. Minorca, LA ©Ilene Kay Hurd/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $82,000 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $43,438 Total population: 1,398 Nearest hunting area with fish: St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge 43. Herrin, IL ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $102,400 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $54,555 Total population: 12,344 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 42. Camp Douglas, WI ©Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $108,000 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $58,750 Total population: 739 Nearest hunting area with fish: Necedah National Wildlife Refuge 41. Brandon, WI ©Barbara Smits/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $145,400 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $79,688 Total population: 842 Nearest hunting area with fish: Horicon National Wildlife Refuge 40. Newellton, LA ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $46,600 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $25,614 Total population: 896 Nearest hunting area with fish: Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge 39. Preston, IA ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $147,900 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $81,542 Total population: 1,005 Nearest hunting area with fish: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 38. Bridge City, TX ©Tverdokhlib/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $172,200 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $95,688 Total population: 9,461 Nearest hunting area with fish: Sabine National Wildlife Refuge 37. Towner, ND ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $90,300 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $51,500 Total population: 456 Nearest hunting area with fish: J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge 36. Spillertown, IL ©Chad Robertson Media/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $118,300 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $68,125 Total population: 315 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 35. West Frankfort, IL ©Brandon Stinnett/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $71,700 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $41,974 Total population: 7,168 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 34. Marine View, WA ©SandraMourich/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $97,100 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $57,500 Total population: 336 Nearest hunting area with fish: Hanford Reach National Monument 33. Rio Hondo, TX ©Edward H. Campbell/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $97,700 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $58,487 Total population: 2,295 Nearest hunting area with fish: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge 32. Patrick, SC ©wonderisland/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $50,500 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $30,263 Total population: 500 Nearest hunting area with fish: Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge 31. De Soto, IL ©iStock.com/passion4nature
Median home value: $86,300 (1.6 times income) Median household income: $53,188 Total population: 1,684 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 30. De Valls Bluff, AR ©Nina Alizada/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $37,400 (1.6 times income) Median household income: $23,056 Total population: 560 Nearest hunting area with fish: Cache River National Wildlife Refuge 29. West Orange, TX ©Malachi Jacobs/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $98,200 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $63,409 Total population: 3,444 Nearest hunting area with fish: Sabine National Wildlife Refuge 28. North Hartsville, SC ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $109,800 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $71,000 Total population: 3,261 Nearest hunting area with fish: Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge 27. Cotton Plant, AR ©Whaland Jr/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $27,700 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $18,250 Total population: 425 Nearest hunting area with fish: Cache River National Wildlife Refuge 26. Goreville, IL ©dvande/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $110,400 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $73,523 Total population: 1,146 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 25. DeWitt, AR ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $70,500 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $47,147 Total population: 3,017 Nearest hunting area with fish: Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge 24. Thomson, IL ©dvande/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $100,700 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $67,500 Total population: 1,284 Nearest hunting area with fish: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 23. Mount Carroll, IL ©Redadavis/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $95,200 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $63,992 Total population: 1,560 Nearest hunting area with fish: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 22. Swan Quarter, NC ©Ryan McGurl/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $97,500 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $65,806 Total population: 293 Nearest hunting area with fish: Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge 21. King Cove, AK ©Danita Delimont/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $118,200 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $79,844 Total population: 1,108 Nearest hunting area with fish: Izembek National Wildlife Refuge 20. Elaine, AR ©ADAMIKO/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $57,800 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $39,196 Total population: 544 Nearest hunting area with fish: Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge 19. Johnston City, IL ©Derek Richardson/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $75,800 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $51,429 Total population: 3,377 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 18. Holiday Beach, TX ©William Cushman/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $136,800 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $95,066 Total population: 291 Nearest hunting area with fish: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge 17. Jet, OK ©The Bohemian Lens/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $73,800 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $51,450 Total population: 251 Nearest hunting area with fish: Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge 16. Savanna, IL ©Patrick Lansing/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $64,700 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $45,474 Total population: 2,783 Nearest hunting area with fish: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 15. Bush, IL ©Derek Richardson/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $75,400 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $53,125 Total population: 324 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 14. McBee, SC ©vagabond54/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $80,500 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $56,964 Total population: 1,046 Nearest hunting area with fish: Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge 13. De Soto, WI ©Mike Truchon/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $114,600 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $86,996 Total population: 539 Nearest hunting area with fish: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 12. Zeigler, IL ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $53,700 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $41,518 Total population: 1,503 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 11. Cherokee, OK ©The Bohemian Lens/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $96,500 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $75,547 Total population: 1,556 Nearest hunting area with fish: Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge 10. Ridgecrest, LA ©Katherine Welles/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $48,900 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $38,472 Total population: 855 Nearest hunting area with fish: St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge 9. Reid Hope King, TX ©NPF Photography/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $100,200 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $79,894 Total population: 926 Nearest hunting area with fish: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge 8. Royalton, IL ©"Fishing Buddies" by Charles Patrick Ewing is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $55,400 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $44,313 Total population: 1,067 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 7. Holton, IN ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $82,000 (1.2 times income) Median household income: $65,714 Total population: 652 Nearest hunting area with fish: Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge 6. Orient, IL ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $46,700 (1.2 times income) Median household income: $37,938 Total population: 311 Nearest hunting area with fish: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge 5. Gillett, AR ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $79,700 (1.2 times income) Median household income: $65,341 Total population: 491 Nearest hunting area with fish: Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge 4. Pine Ridge, SC ©vagabond54/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $56,900 (1.1 times income) Median household income: $49,545 Total population: 640 Nearest hunting area with fish: Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge 3. Tivoli, TX ©Anna Westman/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $48,900 (0.8 times income) Median household income: $63,636 Total population: 628 Nearest hunting area with fish: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge 2. Mattawa, WA ©Todd A Heiman/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $32,400 (0.7 times income) Median household income: $45,500 Total population: 3,506 Nearest hunting area with fish: Hanford Reach National Monument 1. Basin City, WA ©Alexander Lukatskiy/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $40,800 (0.4 times income) Median household income: $104,025 Total population: 1,570 Nearest hunting area with fish: Hanford Reach National Monument
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