Few things are as desirable as owning a home in a beautiful historic district. Walls that can tell a century’s worth of stories, wrap-around porches perfect for an afternoon glass of iced tea, and beautiful tree-lined sidewalks on which to stroll or take a leisurely bike ride. If this sounds like your kind of neighborhood, then you’re in luck. We have cultivated a list of 50 historic neighborhoods in the United States that have affordable homes, and 22 of these places have homes that cost less than $100,000.
To determine the most affordable historic neighborhoods to live in, Moms Who Think reviewed district listings from the National Register of Historic Places and five-year data on home value from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey . Historic districts registered in the NRHP were ranked based on the ratio of average home value to average household income of owner-occupied housing units within their boundaries. District-level average home values were aggregated from the census tract level using spatial boundary definitions from the NRHP and the U.S. Census Bureau. Data on median home age is also from the Census Bureau. Only historic districts with at least 100 housing units in the principal cities of metropolitan statistical areas were considered.
50. South Highlands Historic District (Shreveport, LA) ©LMPark Photos/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $274,725 (2.0 times income) Average household income: $139,399 Median home age: 72 years 49. Park Hill Historic District (North Little Rock, AR) ©Nina Alizada/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $188,621 (2.0 times income) Average household income: $96,097 Median home age: 66 years 48. Brooklyn Centre Historic District (Cleveland, OH) ©Sean Pavone/iStock via Getty Images
Average home value: $87,457 (2.0 times income) Average household income: $44,591 Median home age: N/A 47. Decatur Historic District (Decatur, IL)
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Average home value: $89,009 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $46,099 Median home age: 68 years 46. East Wheeling Historic District (Wheeling, WV) ©Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $140,109 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $72,985 Median home age: 66 years 45. South Camden Historic District (Camden, NJ) ©"COOPER RIVER PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT, CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ" by JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $129,100 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $67,284 Median home age: N/A 44. Cloverdale Historic District (Montgomery, AL)
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Average home value: $254,604 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $133,211 Median home age: N/A 43. Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District (Moline, IL) ©"Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District" by Kepper66 is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $94,478 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $49,495 Median home age: N/A 42. Scarritt Point South Historic District (Kansas City, MO) ©Sean Pavone/iStock via Getty Images
Average home value: $142,243 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $75,263 Median home age: N/A 41. Paseo Neighborhood Historic District (Oklahoma City, OK)
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Average home value: $109,655 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $58,069 Median home age: 70 years 40. Elston Grove Historic District (Michigan City, IN) ©Zack Frank/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $89,847 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $47,708 Median home age: 70 years 39. Strathmore “By the Park” Subdivision (Syracuse, NY) ©debra millet/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $160,687 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $85,596 Median home age: 79 years 38. Gatewood East Historic District (Oklahoma City, OK) ©Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $137,040 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $73,285 Median home age: N/A 37. Bluff Street Historic District (Beloit, WI) ©JL Jahn/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $115,610 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $62,177 Median home age: 76 years 36. Old Silk Stocking Historic District (Kokomo, IN) ©Ralf Broskvar/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $111,997 (1.9 times income) Average household income: $60,408 Median home age: 83 years 35. Evergreen Addition Historic District (Casa Grande, AZ) ©Matt Gush/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $176,976 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $95,811 Median home age: 50 years 34. Irvington Terrace Historic District (Indianapolis, IN) ©Nicholas J Klein/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $192,830 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $104,422 Median home age: 82 years 33. Park Place-Fairview Historic District (Wichita, KS) ©Matt Gush/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $104,118 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $56,532 Median home age: N/A 32. Melrose-Rugby Historic District (Roanoke, VA) ©iStock.com/SeanPavonePhoto
Average home value: $115,804 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $63,194 Median home age: 75 years 31. Rosedale Park Historic District (Detroit, MI) ©"File:Rosedale Park Historic District 2.jpg" by Andrew Jameson is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $134,411 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $73,800 Median home age: 80 years 30. Barksdale Field Historic District (Bossier City, LA) ©"Louisiana Bayou at the Red River Refuge in Bossier City, LA" by Dallas Krentzel is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $134,426 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $73,871 Median home age: 52 years 29. Racine Rubber Company Homes Historic District (Racine, WI) ©"20110510 65 Racine, Wisconsin" by davidwilson1949 is licensed under BY 2.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $138,723 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $76,337 Median home age: 76 years 28. Wheatley Place Historic District (Dallas, TX) ©"Housing in Wheatley Place Historic Disctrict" by Drewp4vp is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $114,849 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $63,701 Median home age: 77 years 27. Dayton View Historic District (Dayton, OH) ©Ami Parikh/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $103,533 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $58,479 Median home age: 81 years 26. Near Westside Historic District (Elmira, NY) ©"Elmira, New York" by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $96,402 (1.8 times income) Average household income: $55,002 Median home age: 76 years 25. South End-Groesbeckville Historic District (Albany, NY) ©Ollphotograph/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $111,321 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $63,996 Median home age: N/A 24. Magnolia-Wade Park Historic District (Cleveland, OH) ©f11photo/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $76,009 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $43,730 Median home age: N/A 23. West End Historic District (Decatur, IL) ©SevenMaps/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $132,544 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $76,284 Median home age: 68 years 22. Colonial Hill Historic District (Dallas, TX) ©"Housing in Colonial Hill Historic District" by Drewp4vp is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. - Original / License
Average home value: $91,957 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $53,213 Median home age: 73 years 21. Bayard Park Historic District (Evansville, IN) ©Jon_Nguyen/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $89,205 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $52,128 Median home age: 78 years 20. West Central Historic District (Anderson, IN) ©A_Garcia_Studio/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $84,773 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $49,706 Median home age: 73 years 19. Mount Pleasant Historic District (Harrisburg, PA) ©Walt Bilous/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $90,995 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $53,892 Median home age: 84 years 18. Tenth Street Historic District (Dallas, TX) ©D Guest Smith/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $113,082 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $67,334 Median home age: 70 years 17. Farrington’s Grove Historic District (Terre Haute, IN) ©Public Domain - Original / License
Average home value: $95,963 (1.7 times income) Average household income: $57,693 Median home age: 81 years 16. Brick Streets Neighborhood Historic District (Tyler, TX) ©laney-j/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $80,577 (1.6 times income) Average household income: $49,017 Median home age: 75 years 15. Second and Third Avenue Historic District (Cedar Rapids, IA) ©Sam Wagner/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $207,807 (1.6 times income) Average household income: $126,429 Median home age: 65 years 14. East Grand Boulevard Historic District (Detroit, MI) ©Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $77,888 (1.6 times income) Average household income: $47,778 Median home age: N/A 13. Broad Avenue Historic District (Altoona, PA) ©Christina Marie Saymansky/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $93,532 (1.6 times income) Average household income: $57,881 Median home age: N/A 12. Shepherd Historic District (Oklahoma City, OK) ©Box Lab/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $195,897 (1.6 times income) Average household income: $121,857 Median home age: 80 years 11. Henderson Park-West Main Hill Historic District (Kalamazoo, MI) ©Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $164,320 (1.6 times income) Average household income: $103,163 Median home age: 68 years 10. Cambria Iron Company (Johnstown, PA) ©Jon Bilous/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $90,157 (1.5 times income) Average household income: $58,346 Median home age: 69 years 9. Highland Historic District (Waterloo, IA) ©Jacob Boomsma/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $107,090 (1.5 times income) Average household income: $71,426 Median home age: 76 years 8. Trenton Ferry Historic District (Trenton, NJ) ©Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $84,385 (1.5 times income) Average household income: $56,867 Median home age: 70 years 7. Lafayette Place Historic District (Fort Wayne, IN) ©Nicholas J Klein/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $94,477 (1.5 times income) Average household income: $64,633 Median home age: 74 years 6. Newport Village Allotment Historic District (Youngstown, OH) ©arthurgphotography/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $82,874 (1.4 times income) Average household income: $57,379 Median home age: N/A 5. Wheeling Island Historic District (Wheeling, WV) ©Gage Goulding/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $96,748 (1.4 times income) Average household income: $67,438 Median home age: N/A 4. Crandall Park-Fifth Avenue Historic District (Youngstown, OH) ©Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.com
Average home value: $93,037 (1.4 times income) Average household income: $65,955 Median home age: 75 years 3. Knickerbocker Historic District (Altoona, PA) ©Public Domain - Original / License
Average home value: $143,156 (1.4 times income) Average household income: $101,549 Median home age: 77 years 2. Maple Avenue Historic District (Elmira, NY) ©Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Original / License
Average home value: $79,531 (1.2 times income) Average household income: $66,979 Median home age: N/A 1. Berkeley Park Historic District (Atlanta, GA) ©Bama in ATL, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Original / License
Average home value: $88,688 (0.8 times income) Average household income: $115,549 Median home age: 44 years The image featured at the top of this post is ©Fotoluminate LLC/Shutterstock.com.
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