When you think about bedroom communities, visions of beautifully groomed yards and well-kept sidewalks come to mind. Imagine living in such a picturesque place. While it’s easy to think that living in such an inspiring surrounding would come with a hefty pricetag, that’s not always the case. In fact, there is one super-cute bedroom community where the median home price is less than $54,000.
To determine the most affordable bedroom communities, 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 5,000 residents where at least 75% of workers 16 years and over commute outside the city for work that also lie within metropolitan statistical areas where the median home value is at least $300,000 were considered.
50. El Mirage, AZ ©"Solar Panels on El Mirage, Ariz. Walmart" by Walmart Corporate is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $246,800 (3.4 times income) Median household income: $72,134 Total population: 35,652 Metropolitan area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 49. Wedgefield, FL ©pixelworlds/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $367,000 (3.4 times income) Median household income: $107,446 Total population: 8,277 Metropolitan area: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 48. Myrtle Grove, NC ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $366,100 (3.4 times income) Median household income: $108,363 Total population: 12,093 Metropolitan area: Wilmington, NC
47. Lockhart, FL ©Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $230,800 (3.4 times income) Median household income: $68,658 Total population: 15,017 Metropolitan area: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 46. Whitmore Lake, MI ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $256,500 (3.3 times income) Median household income: $76,653 Total population: 7,911 Metropolitan area: Ann Arbor, MI 45. Hollymead, VA ©BestStockFoto/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $398,300 (3.3 times income) Median household income: $119,079 Total population: 8,740 Metropolitan area: Charlottesville, VA
44. Murraysville, NC ©Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $254,700 (3.3 times income) Median household income: $76,154 Total population: 16,672 Metropolitan area: Wilmington, NC 43. Town and Country, WA ©Kirk Fisher/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $283,700 (3.3 times income) Median household income: $85,778 Total population: 5,243 Metropolitan area: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 42. Silver Lake, NC ©Larry Gibson/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $247,400 (3.3 times income) Median household income: $75,123 Total population: 5,858 Metropolitan area: Wilmington, NC 41. West Point, UT ©shanewazhere/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $376,100 (3.3 times income) Median household income: $114,801 Total population: 11,226 Metropolitan area: Ogden, UT 40. Burton, SC ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $189,200 (3.2 times income) Median household income: $58,390 Total population: 7,603 Metropolitan area: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 39. Finley, WA ©Kenneth Keifer/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $265,400 (3.2 times income) Median household income: $83,523 Total population: 5,848 Metropolitan area: Kennewick-Richland, WA 38. Cottonwood, CA ©Geartooth Productions/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $286,600 (3.2 times income) Median household income: $90,231 Total population: 5,893 Metropolitan area: Redding, CA 37. Stansbury Park, UT ©kavram/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $394,500 (3.2 times income) Median household income: $124,551 Total population: 10,512 Metropolitan area: Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 36. West Richland, WA ©Drita D'Alessandro/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $372,800 (3.2 times income) Median household income: $118,093 Total population: 16,547 Metropolitan area: Kennewick-Richland, WA 35. Silver Lakes, CA ©Tristan Brynildsen/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $329,700 (3.1 times income) Median household income: $105,993 Total population: 5,532 Metropolitan area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 34. Union Park, FL ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $247,700 (3.1 times income) Median household income: $79,970 Total population: 10,821 Metropolitan area: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 33. Sarasota Springs, FL ©Jim Schwabel/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $274,400 (3.1 times income) Median household income: $88,630 Total population: 12,500 Metropolitan area: North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 32. Greenbrier, TN ©iStock.com/PeterHermesFurian
Median home value: $290,500 (3.1 times income) Median household income: $94,280 Total population: 6,954 Metropolitan area: Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 31. Bayshore Gardens, FL ©Suncoast Aerials/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $150,600 (3.1 times income) Median household income: $49,003 Total population: 18,745 Metropolitan area: North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 30. Homeland, CA ©"Homeland, California" by Z3lvs is licensed under CC0 1.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $168,400 (3.0 times income) Median household income: $55,467 Total population: 6,221 Metropolitan area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 29. North Windham, ME ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $273,300 (3.0 times income) Median household income: $90,604 Total population: 5,525 Metropolitan area: Portland-South Portland, ME 28. South Bradenton, FL ©Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $130,300 (2.9 times income) Median household income: $44,347 Total population: 25,471 Metropolitan area: North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 27. Sandy Hook, CT ©Rosemarie Mosteller/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $434,400 (2.9 times income) Median household income: $148,750 Total population: 9,604 Metropolitan area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT 26. Cottage Grove, WI ©"Cottage Grove winter31" by Cottage Grove Dude is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $361,100 (2.9 times income) Median household income: $123,750 Total population: 7,567 Metropolitan area: Madison, WI 25. Marlboro Village, MD ©Alexander Lukatskiy/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $342,200 (2.9 times income) Median household income: $117,700 Total population: 9,124 Metropolitan area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 24. Ladson, SC ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $213,900 (2.9 times income) Median household income: $74,020 Total population: 15,298 Metropolitan area: Charleston-North Charleston, SC 23. Cumberland Hill, RI ©Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $342,900 (2.8 times income) Median household income: $120,365 Total population: 8,866 Metropolitan area: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 22. Brunswick, MD ©Kosoff/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $295,900 (2.8 times income) Median household income: $104,700 Total population: 7,781 Metropolitan area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 21. White Meadow Lake, NJ ©Dave Blinder/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $423,000 (2.8 times income) Median household income: $151,327 Total population: 9,223 Metropolitan area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 20. Elgin, TX ©Kimberlee Bray/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $237,600 (2.8 times income) Median household income: $85,014 Total population: 10,043 Metropolitan area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 19. Jordan, MN ©Sam Wagner/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $307,600 (2.8 times income) Median household income: $111,290 Total population: 6,648 Metropolitan area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 18. Lake Mohawk, NJ ©Skins77/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $417,300 (2.8 times income) Median household income: $151,167 Total population: 9,703 Metropolitan area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 17. Lake Monticello, VA ©Robbie Becklund/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $272,300 (2.8 times income) Median household income: $98,848 Total population: 10,834 Metropolitan area: Charlottesville, VA 16. St. Paul Park, MN ©Randy Runtsch/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $249,100 (2.7 times income) Median household income: $92,760 Total population: 5,497 Metropolitan area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 15. Ranson, WV ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $214,300 (2.7 times income) Median household income: $80,242 Total population: 5,497 Metropolitan area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 14. Big Lake, MN ©John Brueske/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $266,600 (2.7 times income) Median household income: $100,188 Total population: 11,857 Metropolitan area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 13. Sangaree, SC ©photo.ua/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $196,900 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $74,343 Total population: 8,680 Metropolitan area: Charleston-North Charleston, SC 12. Hutto, TX ©"Texas - Hutto, East Street" by MajiksBox - resting is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $279,800 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $105,743 Total population: 29,498 Metropolitan area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 11. Hopatcong, NJ ©Andrew F. Kazmierski/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $284,600 (2.6 times income) Median household income: $107,670 Total population: 14,411 Metropolitan area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 10. Edgewood, MD ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $217,800 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $85,742 Total population: 25,116 Metropolitan area: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 9. Riverside, MD ©"'Maryland Welcomes You' at the Maryland-Pennsylvania Border" by Jim, the Photographer is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $231,900 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $91,842 Total population: 5,924 Metropolitan area: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 8. Abingdon, MD ©Derek Jeffries/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $350,200 (2.5 times income) Median household income: $141,384 Total population: 5,111 Metropolitan area: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 7. Pacheco, CA ©"State Route 152 Near Pacheco Pass, California" by Ken Lund is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $240,600 (2.4 times income) Median household income: $100,904 Total population: 5,041 Metropolitan area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 6. Camp Swift, TX ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $142,600 (2.3 times income) Median household income: $61,586 Total population: 6,908 Metropolitan area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 5. Sharon Hill, PA ©"20170515 021 SEPTA Light Rail @ Sharon Hill" by davidwilson1949 is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $138,000 (2.1 times income) Median household income: $66,378 Total population: 5,976 Metropolitan area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4. Chester, PA ©"Commodore John Berry Bridge Between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey 2" by Ken Lund is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Median home value: $80,800 (2.1 times income) Median household income: $39,193 Total population: 33,048 Metropolitan area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3. Salem, NJ ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $65,100 (1.9 times income) Median household income: $35,143 Total population: 5,285 Metropolitan area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2. Federal Heights, CO ©Atchara Maharajh/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $95,300 (1.7 times income) Median household income: $56,316 Total population: 14,173 Metropolitan area: Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 1. Pembroke Park, FL ©julie deshaies/Shutterstock.com
Median home value: $55,300 (1.3 times income) Median household income: $41,875 Total population: 6,266 Metropolitan area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL The image featured at the top of this post is ©Sam Wagner/Shutterstock.com.
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