While some folks prefer to winter by the sea, others opt to climb aboard a snowmobile and explore the wintry wonderland around them. If you love winter weather and snowmobiling, consider moving to or buying a second home in any of these affordable towns that offer amazing snowmobiling opportunities.
To determine the most affordable snowmobiling 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 overlapping official snowmobiling trails were considered. Spatial data on hiking and snowmobiling trails is from the U.S. Forest Service .
50. Lakeview, OR ©"Barn on the Outskirts of Lakeview, Oregon" by Ken Lund is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $143,800 (2.7 times income) Median household income: $52,574 Total population: 2,947 49. Wallingford, VT ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $246,600 (2.7 times income) Median household income: $91,111 Total population: 786 48. Brimley, MI ©Footsore Fotography/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $149,000 (2.7 times income) Median household income: $55,625 Total population: 382 47. Mountain Lakes, NH ©DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
Median home value: $150,800 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $59,107 Total population: 597 46. Au Sable, MI ©Bennian/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $103,000 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $40,395 Total population: 1,667 45. East Middlebury, VT ©Josh Hummel/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $233,500 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $92,241 Total population: 483 44. Marienville, PA ©Paula Breuer/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $109,800 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $43,403 Total population: 3,191 43. Mountain Iron, MN ©Norm Lane/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $166,900 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $67,429 Total population: 2,862 42. Brethren, MI ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $95,900 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $38,810 Total population: 392 41. White Cloud, MI ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $111,000 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $45,682 Total population: 1,197 40. Taconite, MN ©"Snowmobiles" by timo_w2s is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $169,000 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $70,000 Total population: 625 39. Twin Lake, MI ©Dean Pennala/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $189,000 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $78,322 Total population: 1,885 38. Cadillac, MI ©Jennifer Jensen/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $107,500 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $45,123 Total population: 10,400 37. Gorham, NH ©VIKVAD/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $132,800 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $55,845 Total population: 2,043 36. Sand Lake, MI ©iStock.com/Oleksii Liskonih
Median home value: $109,100 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $46,250 Total population: 1,178 35. Mountain, WI ©iStock.com/MJT Photography
Median home value: $110,200 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $46,875 Total population: 262 34. Rothbury, MI ©Jhansonxi, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons - Original / License
Median home value: $108,600 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $46,204 Total population: 355 33. Montague, MI ©Michael Tatman/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $163,300 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $70,547 Total population: 2,514 32. Lisbon, NH ©"First Snow, Hampton, New Hampshire" by radiorocky is licensed under BY-ND 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $147,200 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $64,208 Total population: 872 31. Idaho City, ID ©Corrado Baratta/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $95,600 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $42,361 Total population: 673 30. Munising, MI ©Craig Sterken/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $112,700 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $50,069 Total population: 2,003 29. Berlin, NH ©Brandon Stone/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $93,200 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $41,638 Total population: 9,485 28. Virginia, MN ©Michele M Vogel/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $111,200 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $49,789 Total population: 8,415 27. Burdett, NY ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $125,000 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $56,250 Total population: 413 26. Mio, MI ©ehrlif/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $95,000 (2.2 times income) Median household income: $43,750 Total population: 1,358 25. Aurora, MN ©railway fx/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $81,500 (2.1 times income) Median household income: $39,500 Total population: 1,775 24. New Era, MI ©"Michigan Snow Birds" by rkramer62 is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $162,000 (2.0 times income) Median household income: $79,688 Total population: 441 23. Buhl, MN ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $113,000 (2.0 times income) Median household income: $55,925 Total population: 1,028 22. Chiloquin, OR ©Dee Browning/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $80,300 (2.0 times income) Median household income: $40,781 Total population: 696 21. North Warren, PA ©Amy Matey/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $104,700 (2.0 times income) Median household income: $53,295 Total population: 1,922 20. Warren, PA ©Piper VanOrd/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $97,100 (2.0 times income) Median household income: $49,609 Total population: 9,353 19. Tidioute, PA ©woodsnorthphoto/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $79,000 (2.0 times income) Median household income: $40,385 Total population: 802 18. Lakewood Club, MI ©Amy Lutz/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $120,900 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $63,796 Total population: 1,342 17. Newaygo, MI ©Zachary Graft/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $86,600 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $45,733 Total population: 2,458 16. Cook, MN ©Linda McKusick/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $79,800 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $43,750 Total population: 459 15. Lodi, NY ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $84,200 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $47,125 Total population: 303 14. Bessemer, MI ©Dennis R Swanson/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $86,400 (1.8 times income) Median household income: $49,323 Total population: 1,708 13. Oscoda, MI ©In His Image/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $67,500 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $40,242 Total population: 918 12. Watersmeet, MI ©P Andrews/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $82,500 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $49,333 Total population: 243 11. Ridgway, PA ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $84,100 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $50,658 Total population: 4,014 10. Babbitt, MN ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $87,600 (1.6 times income) Median household income: $53,875 Total population: 1,377 9. Wakefield, MI ©Craig Sterken/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $61,500 (1.5 times income) Median household income: $41,837 Total population: 1,554 8. Lewis Run, PA ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $109,300 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $75,750 Total population: 690 7. Kane, PA ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $62,800 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $45,481 Total population: 3,605 6. Biwabik, MN ©Plume Photography/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $88,300 (1.4 times income) Median household income: $64,886 Total population: 764 5. Mount Jewett, PA ©Susan B Sheldon/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $66,900 (1.2 times income) Median household income: $54,750 Total population: 677 4. Hoyt Lakes, MN ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $84,900 (1.2 times income) Median household income: $70,583 Total population: 2,095 3. White Pine, MI ©Dennis Caskey Photography/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $50,900 (1.1 times income) Median household income: $44,602 Total population: 415 2. Marenisco, MI ©Tony Savino/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $42,800 (1.1 times income) Median household income: $39,306 Total population: 249 1. Ramsay, MI ©John McCormick/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $46,600 (0.8 times income) Median household income: $57,708 Total population: 272 The image featured at the top of this post is ©"Snowmobiles" by timo_w2s is licensed under BY-SA 2.0..
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