According to Zillow, the typical home value in the United States is about $367,711. Depending on the home, state, neighborhood, your local cost of living and the market, the amount varies widely. As housing prices keep rising, some prospective homeowners might be looking to move to another city or state to find the home of their dreams. But where will they go?
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The good news is every state is home to at least a handful of places where buyers can expect to scoop up a house on the cheap. To find the least expensive places to buy a home, GOBankingRates used data from the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and the U.S. Census Bureau regarding population in order to analyze every significant city in all 50 states and chose one place in each locale where houses are a steal.
Here’s where homebuyers on a budget should start their search .
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©Shutterstock.com Cheapest place: Bowie
2025 ZHVI: $77,867
Total population: 399
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SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images/iStockphoto AndreyKrav / iStock.com Cheapest place: Blades
2025 ZHVI: $235,753
Total population: 1,055
Michael Warren / Getty Images Cheapest place: Gretna
2025 ZHVI: $87,664
Total population: 1,405
Boogich / iStock.com Cheapest place: Cuthbert
2025 ZHVI: $59,311
Total population: 3,045
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©Shutterstock.com ©Shutterstock.com Cheapest place: Pierce
2025 ZHVI: $174,829
Total population: 465
pabradyphoto / iStock.com Cheapest place: Venice
2025 ZHVI: $33,318
Total population: 1,682
Davel5957 / Getty Images/iStockphoto Cheapest place: Hymera
2025 ZHVI: $81,003
Total population: 835
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benkrut / Getty Images/iStockphoto Cheapest place: Mystic
2025 ZHVI: $41,357
Total population: 257
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marekuliasz / Getty Images/iStockphoto Cheapest place: Sedan
2025 ZHVI: $48,162
Total population: 1,066
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Sean Pavone / Getty Images/iStockphoto ©iStock.com Jill_InspiredByDesign / Getty Images/iStockphoto Cheapest place: Beecher
2025 ZHVI: $38,929
Total population: 8,507
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Cheapest place: Elmore
2025 ZHVI: $73,383
Total population: 442
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marekuliasz / iStock.com Cheapest place: Walthill
2025 ZHVI: $59,525
Total population: 889
AlizadaStudios / iStock.com Cheapest place: Austin
2025 ZHVI: $94,831
Total population: 47
Bob Linsdell / Flickr.com Cheapest place: Groveton
2025 ZHVI: $159,727
Total population: 871
ChrisBoswell / Getty Images/iStockphoto Cheapest place: Camden
2025 ZHVI: $151,947
Total population: 71,471
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NoDerog / Getty Images Carl Lewis / Wikimedia Commons Cheapest place: Roxobel
2025 ZHVI: $45,507
Total population: 347
Nagel Photography / Shutterstock.com Cheapest place: Drake
2025 ZHVI: $76,205
Total population: 245
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fotoguy22 / Getty Images/iStockphoto Cheapest place: Drexel
2025 ZHVI: $57,437
Total population: 1,659
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto Cheapest place: Davidson
2025 ZHVI: $43,276
Total population: 159
Strekoza2 / Getty Images Cheapest place: Bly
2025 ZHVI: $177,354
Total population: 123
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John Phelan / Wikimedia Commons Cheapest place: Wagener
2025 ZHVI: $46,191
Total population: 1,170
Alexius Horatius / Wikimedia Commons Cheapest place: Lemmon
2025 ZHVI: $111,270
Total population: 1,214
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DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images marchello74 / iStock.com Cheapest place: Orleans
2025 ZHVI: $158,790
Total population: 848
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Cheapest place: Lind
2025 ZHVI: $198,871
Total population: 491
ablokhin / iStock.com Cheapest place: War
2025 ZHVI: $31,962
Total population: 593
Cheapest place: Montreal
2025 ZHVI: $123,337
Total population: 800
DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images Cheapest place: Midwest
2025 ZHVI: $57,562
Total population: 218
Heather Taylor contributed to the reporting of this article.
Editor’s note: Photos are for representational purposes only and might not reflect the exact locations/items listed.
Methodology: To find the cheapest place to buy a home in every state, GOBankingRates analyzed every state to find the cities with the cheapest median home values, as sourced from Zillow Home Value Index. For each city, the total population was sourced from the U.S. Census American Consumer Survey as supplemental data. All data was collected and is up to date as of May 27, 2025.
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