| # | Town | Score | Typical home | Climate | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnstown, PA | 84.6 | $107,146 | temperate | homes $107,146 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 2 | Decatur, IL | 84.6 | $126,931 | cold | homes $126,931 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 3 | Elmira, NY | 84.6 | $161,607 | temperate | homes $161,607 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 4 | Terre Haute, IN | 84.6 | $167,654 | temperate | homes $167,654 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 5 | Albany, GA | 84.6 | $168,362 | warm-humid | homes $168,362 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 6 | Monroe, LA | 84.6 | $168,606 | hot-humid | homes $168,606 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 7 | Anniston, AL | 84.6 | $170,653 | hot-humid | homes $170,653 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 8 | Alexandria, LA | 84.6 | $171,604 | hot-humid | homes $171,604 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 9 | Muncie, IN | 84.6 | $171,820 | temperate | homes $171,820 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 10 | Peoria, IL | 84.6 | $172,742 | cold | homes $172,742 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 11 | Saginaw, MI | 84.6 | $173,341 | cold | homes $173,341 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 12 | Youngstown, OH | 84.6 | $175,405 | temperate | homes $175,405 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 13 | Altoona, PA | 84.6 | $178,052 | temperate | homes $178,052 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 14 | Wichita Falls, TX | 84.6 | $178,786 | hot-humid | homes $178,786 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 15 | Gadsden, AL | 84.6 | $184,689 | hot-humid | homes $184,689 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 16 | Texarkana, TX | 84.6 | $185,546 | hot-humid | homes $185,546 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 17 | Beaumont, TX | 84.6 | $185,608 | hot-humid | homes $185,608 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 18 | Shreveport, LA | 84.6 | $186,193 | hot-humid | homes $186,193 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 19 | Bay City, MI | 84.6 | $186,601 | cold | homes $186,601 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 20 | Houma, LA | 84.6 | $186,622 | hot-humid | homes $186,622 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 21 | Goldsboro, NC | 84.6 | $188,523 | warm-humid | homes $188,523 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 22 | Battle Creek, MI | 84.6 | $189,677 | cold | homes $189,677 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 23 | Lima, OH | 84.6 | $192,196 | temperate | homes $192,196 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 24 | Florence, SC | 84.6 | $193,792 | warm-humid | homes $193,792 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 25 | McAllen, TX | 84.6 | $193,978 | hot-humid | homes $193,978 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 26 | Kokomo, IN | 84.6 | $194,129 | temperate | homes $194,129 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 27 | Dothan, AL | 84.6 | $196,979 | hot-humid | homes $196,979 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 28 | Mobile, AL | 84.6 | $197,857 | hot-humid | homes $197,857 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 29 | Flint, MI | 84.6 | $197,858 | cold | homes $197,858 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 30 | Binghamton, NY | 84.6 | $198,435 | temperate | homes $198,435 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 31 | Mansfield, OH | 84.6 | $198,928 | temperate | homes $198,928 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 32 | Macon, GA | 84.6 | $200,228 | warm-humid | homes $200,228 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 33 | Springfield, IL | 84.6 | $200,409 | cold | homes $200,409 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 34 | Rocky Mount, NC | 84.6 | $201,686 | warm-humid | homes $201,686 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 35 | Lake Charles, LA | 84.6 | $202,237 | hot-humid | homes $202,237 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 36 | Lafayette, LA | 84.6 | $202,312 | hot-humid | homes $202,312 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 37 | Springfield, OH | 84.6 | $202,802 | temperate | homes $202,802 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 38 | Toledo, OH | 84.6 | $203,726 | temperate | homes $203,726 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 39 | Brownsville, TX | 84.6 | $207,150 | hot-humid | homes $207,150 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 40 | Columbus, GA | 84.6 | $209,527 | warm-humid | homes $209,527 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 41 | Sumter, SC | 84.6 | $210,445 | warm-humid | homes $210,445 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 42 | Lubbock, TX | 84.6 | $213,766 | hot-humid | homes $213,766 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 43 | Montgomery, AL | 84.6 | $214,099 | hot-humid | homes $214,099 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 44 | Jackson, MS | 84.6 | $215,136 | hot-humid | homes $215,136 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 45 | Florence, AL | 84.6 | $216,659 | hot-humid | homes $216,659 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 46 | Abilene, TX | 84.6 | $217,009 | hot-humid | homes $217,009 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 47 | Hattiesburg, MS | 84.6 | $218,044 | hot-humid | homes $218,044 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 48 | Laredo, TX | 84.6 | $218,391 | hot-humid | homes $218,391 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 49 | Canton, OH | 84.6 | $218,776 | temperate | homes $218,776 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 50 | Amarillo, TX | 84.6 | $219,904 | hot-humid | homes $219,904 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 51 | Longview, TX | 84.6 | $220,865 | hot-humid | homes $220,865 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 52 | Rockford, IL | 84.6 | $221,368 | cold | homes $221,368 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 53 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 84.6 | $223,201 | hot-humid | homes $223,201 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 54 | Kankakee, IL | 84.6 | $223,721 | cold | homes $223,721 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 55 | Erie, PA | 84.6 | $224,109 | temperate | homes $224,109 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 56 | Victoria, TX | 84.6 | $224,479 | hot-humid | homes $224,479 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 57 | Gulfport, MS | 84.6 | $224,666 | hot-humid | homes $224,666 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 58 | Corpus Christi, TX | 84.6 | $225,070 | hot-humid | homes $225,070 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 59 | Hammond, LA | 84.6 | $225,222 | hot-humid | homes $225,222 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
| 60 | Valdosta, GA | 84.6 | $226,628 | warm-humid | homes $226,628 — inside your $600,000 budget · has major water |
· NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, coarse state-center band. · Certified 2024 presidential two-party vote margin, state level (proxy for the county margins a full build would use).
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