Bloomberg Millennial Housing Affordability Index
| Metro area |
Median home value |
Median Millennial earnings |
Min. salary required to purchase home |
Earnings gap/surplus |
| 1 |
San Jose, CA |
924,825 |
53,215 |
133,377 |
-80,162 |
| 2 |
San Francisco, CA |
764,925 |
49,342 |
110,317 |
-60,975 |
| 3 |
Los Angeles, CA |
560,175 |
35,027 |
80,788 |
-45,761 |
| 4 |
San Diego, CA |
509,800 |
37,439 |
73,523 |
-36,084 |
| 5 |
Sacramento, CA |
341,050 |
38,908 |
45,544 |
-6,636 |
| 6 |
New York, NY |
374,350 |
43,809 |
50,359 |
-6,550 |
| 7 |
Seattle, WA |
360,450 |
42,830 |
48,608 |
-5,778 |
| 8 |
Riverside, CA |
289,400 |
33,258 |
38,647 |
-5,389 |
| 9 |
Washington, DC |
402,800 |
49,294 |
54,451 |
-5,157 |
| 10 |
Boston, MA |
379,975 |
46,348 |
50,742 |
-4,394 |
| 11 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL |
266,975 |
31,969 |
36,002 |
-4,033 |
| 12 |
Denver, CO |
311,525 |
39,492 |
42,112 |
-2,620 |
| 13 |
Portland, OR |
290,225 |
37,703 |
39,042 |
-1,339 |
| 14 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
229,350 |
33,698 |
30,590 |
3,108 |
| 15 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
217,650 |
33,654 |
29,030 |
4,624 |
| 16 |
Austin, TX |
229,000 |
36,357 |
31,070 |
5,287 |
| 17 |
Providence, RI |
235,450 |
37,697 |
31,519 |
6,178 |
| 18 |
Las Vegas, NV |
205,425 |
34,488 |
27,635 |
6,853 |
| 19 |
Phoenix, AZ |
213,250 |
35,790 |
28,547 |
7,243 |
| 20 |
Orlando, FL |
180,125 |
31,938 |
24,290 |
7,648 |
| 21 |
Baltimore, MD |
248,975 |
43,496 |
33,698 |
9,798 |
| 22 |
Nashville, TN |
177,775 |
34,147 |
24,090 |
10,057 |
| 23 |
Milwaukee, WI |
194,400 |
36,896 |
26,439 |
10,457 |
| 24 |
Philadelphia, PA |
226,975 |
41,005 |
30,496 |
10,509 |
| 25 |
Raleigh, NC |
200,300 |
38,298 |
27,176 |
11,122 |
| 26 |
Tampa, FL |
159,800 |
33,138 |
21,549 |
11,589 |
| 27 |
New Orleans, LA |
160,450 |
33,403 |
21,796 |
11,607 |
| 28 |
San Antonio, TX |
147,825 |
31,935 |
20,056 |
11,879 |
| 29 |
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN |
220,125 |
41,578 |
29,504 |
12,074 |
| 30 |
Jacksonville, FL |
158,575 |
33,520 |
21,384 |
12,136 |
| 31 |
Richmond, VA |
187,200 |
37,331 |
24,968 |
12,363 |
| 32 |
Chicago, IL |
199,875 |
39,967 |
27,019 |
12,948 |
| 33 |
Charlotte, NC |
161,350 |
34,957 |
21,891 |
13,066 |
| 34 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
158,625 |
34,717 |
21,522 |
13,195 |
| 35 |
Hartford, CT |
226,625 |
44,032 |
30,710 |
13,322 |
| 36 |
Houston, TX |
159,450 |
35,034 |
21,633 |
13,401 |
| 37 |
Atlanta, GA |
156,175 |
35,970 |
21,163 |
14,807 |
| 38 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
129,150 |
32,865 |
17,629 |
15,236 |
| 39 |
Louisville, KY |
131,950 |
33,291 |
17,750 |
15,541 |
| 40 |
Columbus, OH |
154,775 |
37,020 |
20,669 |
16,351 |
| 41 |
St. Louis, MO |
134,725 |
35,931 |
18,190 |
17,741 |
| 42 |
Birmingham, AL |
123,300 |
34,476 |
16,729 |
17,747 |
| 43 |
Cincinnati, OH |
140,075 |
36,728 |
18,706 |
18,022 |
| 44 |
Memphis, TN |
104,100 |
32,370 |
14,107 |
18,263 |
| 45 |
Kansas City, MO |
139,325 |
37,271 |
18,811 |
18,460 |
| 46 |
Cleveland, OH |
122,625 |
35,109 |
16,375 |
18,734 |
| 47 |
Indianapolis, IN |
131,350 |
36,595 |
17,843 |
18,752 |
| 48 |
Buffalo, NY |
124,600 |
35,731 |
16,762 |
18,969 |
| 49 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
123,950 |
37,366 |
16,654 |
20,712 |
| 50 |
Detroit, MI |
110,075 |
36,160 |
14,953 |
21,207 |