Rankings

25 Cities Where Your Dollar Goes Furthest

Not just cheap — these cities combine strong incomes with low costs. Ranked by our Purchasing Power Index (income ÷ cost of living).

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

Exact ranking sample: 1,531 cities with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates.

#1 Best Value

Fulshear

PP Index: 143873

#1 Income

$187,035

vs Cost Index 130

What PP Index Means

>100 = Positive

Income outpaces costs

Full Rankings

#	City	PP Index	Income	Cost Index	Home Value
1	Fulshear, TX	143873	$187,035	130	$499,162
2	Celina, TX	130453	$170,894	131	$511,903
3	Timberwood Park, TX	128770	$157,100	122	$510,600
4	Madison, AL	127033	$134,655	106	$376,375
5	Wildwood, MO	124853	$161,060	129	$583,404
6	Linton Hall, VA	122545	$178,915	146	$617,000
7	Prosper, TX	122051	$195,281	160	$757,804
8	South Riding, VA	121989	$196,403	161	$746,200
9	Leander, TX	119869	$139,048	116	$421,703
10	Dublin, OH	119624	$160,296	134	$564,896
11	Cibolo, TX	118801	$122,365	103	$331,849
12	Keller, TX	118209	$174,950	148	$653,856
13	Germantown, TN	117125	$149,920	128	$485,907
14	Hilliard, OH	115486	$128,189	111	$384,950
15	Zionsville, IN	115452	$172,024	149	$704,148
16	Fruit Cove, FL	115336	$141,863	123	$484,000
17	Leawood, KS	115295	$185,625	161	$797,430
18	The Woodlands, TX	114391	$140,701	123	$511,700
19	Hutto, TX	114263	$118,834	104	$329,693
20	Urbandale, IA	113934	$112,795	99	$351,515
21	Atascocita, TX	113679	$118,226	104	$307,522
22	Bel Air North, MD	113501	$137,336	121	$446,500
23	Eldersburg, MD	112562	$142,954	127	$494,300
24	Clarksburg, MD	112534	$176,678	157	$625,322
25	Sachse, TX	111702	$131,808	118	$427,561