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Johnstown, PA — 80/100 is your top match: homes $124,303 — inside your $400,000 budget. We score every US metro on real data — home prices, climate, 2024 vote margins — and show why each matched you. Not a quiz.

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TownScoreTypical homeClimateLeanWhy it matched
Johnstown, PA80$124,303temperateswinghomes $124,303 — inside your $400,000 budget
Decatur, IL80$124,660coldDhomes $124,660 — inside your $400,000 budget
Weirton, WV80$131,692temperateRhomes $131,692 — inside your $400,000 budget
Enid, OK80$140,582warm-humidRhomes $140,582 — inside your $400,000 budget
Wheeling, WV80$141,159temperateRhomes $141,159 — inside your $400,000 budget
Charleston, WV80$147,375temperateRhomes $147,375 — inside your $400,000 budget
Beckley, WV80$150,151temperateRhomes $150,151 — inside your $400,000 budget
Lawton, OK80$156,702warm-humidRhomes $156,702 — inside your $400,000 budget
Terre Haute, IN80$165,632temperateRhomes $165,632 — inside your $400,000 budget
Huntington, WV80$166,211temperateRhomes $166,211 — inside your $400,000 budget
Elmira, NY80$166,607temperateDhomes $166,607 — inside your $400,000 budget
Monroe, LA80$166,928hot-humidRhomes $166,928 — inside your $400,000 budget
Albany, GA80$167,544warm-humidswinghomes $167,544 — inside your $400,000 budget
Parkersburg, WV80$168,563temperateRhomes $168,563 — inside your $400,000 budget
Muncie, IN80$168,798temperateRhomes $168,798 — inside your $400,000 budget
Anniston, AL80$170,423hot-humidRhomes $170,423 — inside your $400,000 budget
Alexandria, LA80$171,699hot-humidRhomes $171,699 — inside your $400,000 budget
Paducah, KY80$172,916temperateRhomes $172,916 — inside your $400,000 budget
Peoria, IL80$174,845coldDhomes $174,845 — inside your $400,000 budget
Saginaw, MI80$175,095coldswinghomes $175,095 — inside your $400,000 budget
Youngstown, OH80$175,230temperateRhomes $175,230 — inside your $400,000 budget
Altoona, PA80$175,414temperateswinghomes $175,414 — inside your $400,000 budget
Wichita Falls, TX80$175,703hot-humidRhomes $175,703 — inside your $400,000 budget
Goldsboro, NC80$179,062warm-humidswinghomes $179,062 — inside your $400,000 budget
Houma, LA80$180,980hot-humidRhomes $180,980 — inside your $400,000 budget
Texarkana, TX80$183,435hot-humidRhomes $183,435 — inside your $400,000 budget
Shreveport, LA80$183,475hot-humidRhomes $183,475 — inside your $400,000 budget
Gadsden, AL80$185,225hot-humidRhomes $185,225 — inside your $400,000 budget
Bay City, MI80$186,132coldswinghomes $186,132 — inside your $400,000 budget
Beaumont, TX80$186,305hot-humidRhomes $186,305 — inside your $400,000 budget
McAllen, TX80$188,971hot-humidRhomes $188,971 — inside your $400,000 budget
Battle Creek, MI80$190,005coldswinghomes $190,005 — inside your $400,000 budget
Lima, OH80$190,694temperateRhomes $190,694 — inside your $400,000 budget
Kokomo, IN80$190,878temperateRhomes $190,878 — inside your $400,000 budget
Dothan, AL80$193,192hot-humidRhomes $193,192 — inside your $400,000 budget
Florence, SC80$193,284warm-humidRhomes $193,284 — inside your $400,000 budget
Mobile, AL80$194,638hot-humidRhomes $194,638 — inside your $400,000 budget
Davenport, IA80$194,778coldRhomes $194,778 — inside your $400,000 budget
Flint, MI80$195,732coldswinghomes $195,732 — inside your $400,000 budget
Macon, GA80$196,903warm-humidswinghomes $196,903 — inside your $400,000 budget
Waterloo, IA80$197,585coldRhomes $197,585 — inside your $400,000 budget
Rocky Mount, NC80$197,692warm-humidswinghomes $197,692 — inside your $400,000 budget
Mansfield, OH80$198,722temperateRhomes $198,722 — inside your $400,000 budget
Springfield, OH80$199,688temperateRhomes $199,688 — inside your $400,000 budget
Sumter, SC80$200,155warm-humidRhomes $200,155 — inside your $400,000 budget
Lafayette, LA80$200,358hot-humidRhomes $200,358 — inside your $400,000 budget
Springfield, IL80$200,781coldDhomes $200,781 — inside your $400,000 budget
Lake Charles, LA80$201,631hot-humidRhomes $201,631 — inside your $400,000 budget
Jackson, TN80$201,741temperateRhomes $201,741 — inside your $400,000 budget
Toledo, OH80$202,056temperateRhomes $202,056 — inside your $400,000 budget
Fort Smith, AR80$202,649warm-humidRhomes $202,649 — inside your $400,000 budget
Binghamton, NY80$203,310temperateDhomes $203,310 — inside your $400,000 budget
Jonesboro, AR80$203,787warm-humidRhomes $203,787 — inside your $400,000 budget
Brownsville, TX80$204,552hot-humidRhomes $204,552 — inside your $400,000 budget
Columbus, GA80$209,756warm-humidswinghomes $209,756 — inside your $400,000 budget
St. Joseph, MO80$211,906temperateRhomes $211,906 — inside your $400,000 budget
Lubbock, TX80$212,331hot-humidRhomes $212,331 — inside your $400,000 budget
Jackson, MS80$212,335hot-humidRhomes $212,335 — inside your $400,000 budget
Montgomery, AL80$212,437hot-humidRhomes $212,437 — inside your $400,000 budget
Hattiesburg, MS80$213,737hot-humidRhomes $213,737 — inside your $400,000 budget
Owensboro, KY80$213,968temperateRhomes $213,968 — inside your $400,000 budget
Florence, AL80$215,246hot-humidRhomes $215,246 — inside your $400,000 budget
Laredo, TX80$215,255hot-humidRhomes $215,255 — inside your $400,000 budget
Eagle Pass, TX80$215,360hot-humidRhomes $215,360 — inside your $400,000 budget
Topeka, KS80$216,883temperateRhomes $216,883 — inside your $400,000 budget
Canton, OH80$217,652temperateRhomes $217,652 — inside your $400,000 budget
Longview, TX80$218,198hot-humidRhomes $218,198 — inside your $400,000 budget
Amarillo, TX80$219,579hot-humidRhomes $219,579 — inside your $400,000 budget
Victoria, TX80$220,045hot-humidRhomes $220,045 — inside your $400,000 budget
Abilene, TX80$221,508hot-humidRhomes $221,508 — inside your $400,000 budget
Corpus Christi, TX80$221,538hot-humidRhomes $221,538 — inside your $400,000 budget
Hammond, LA80$221,759hot-humidRhomes $221,759 — inside your $400,000 budget
Erie, PA80$222,048temperateswinghomes $222,048 — inside your $400,000 budget
Rockford, IL80$222,178coldDhomes $222,178 — inside your $400,000 budget
Wichita, KS80$222,219temperateRhomes $222,219 — inside your $400,000 budget
Valdosta, GA80$223,809warm-humidswinghomes $223,809 — inside your $400,000 budget
Sioux City, IA80$224,094coldRhomes $224,094 — inside your $400,000 budget
Gulfport, MS80$224,165hot-humidRhomes $224,165 — inside your $400,000 budget
Jackson, MI80$224,560coldswinghomes $224,560 — inside your $400,000 budget
Morgantown, WV80$224,690temperateRhomes $224,690 — inside your $400,000 budget

· 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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How the score works

Transparent weights
Each town's score is a weighted average of budget fit, climate match, politics closeness, and (if selected) water and mountains — all shown per row.
Real data
Home prices: Zillow ZHVI. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals (coarse state band). Politics: 2024 certified state vote margins. We label these as state-level proxies, not county precision.
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