Huntsville #4 - Best Cities To Buy An Affordable Home In 2024 (Forbes)

[Steve Stinson]

#4. Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville’s score: 83.30/100

Huntsville is the most populous city in Alabama, but its population is still under 225,000. It stands out as a small metropolis with an affordable housing market, good job opportunities, and easy access to nature.

With a median home price of about $259,817, Huntsville ranked 26th lowest in our analysis. On top of that are the low homeownership costs. Huntsville ranked the best in this metric at only 14.1% of the median household income.

However, the low property tax rate of just 0.41% of the median home value—the seventh lowest in the country—may seal the deal. This helps to make Huntsville one of the most affordable cities in the U.S. for owning a home.

Huntsville is also a safe place to live, coming in 10th for the lowest crime rate among the cities we evaluated.

Residents of the Rocket City also have access to the world-famous U.S. Space & Rocket Center museum, over 60 public parks and the Von Braun Center entertainment complex, making it a fun and lively spot to raise

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