Buy a Home for $123,100 in This Craft Brewery Town

Craft breweries tend to flourish in economically vibrant areas where disposable income, dynamic regulation, and strong community ties help small businesses develop and thrive. Many of the same conditions also enable affordable real estate, creating a wide array of towns where low-cost homes sit just a short amble away from an independent craft brewery. If living near a brewery stimulates your palate, enjoy this small flight of craft beer towns where you can afford a home.

To determine the most affordable craft brewery towns, Moms Who Think reviewed five-year data on median household value and median household income from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey. Cities, towns, and villages were ranked based on the ratio of median home value to median household income. Only places with at least 1,000 residents with at least four breweries were considered. Data on breweries is from the 2022 County Business Patterns and was aggregated from zip codes to counties using boundary definitions from the Census Bureau.

50. Burlington, VT

• Median home value: $383,300 (5.9 times income)
• Median household income: $64,931
• Total population: 44,646
• Breweries per capita: 5.5 per 100,000 residents

49. Garden City, ID

• Median home value: $363,000 (5.9 times income)
• Median household income: $61,548
• Total population: 12,301
• Breweries per capita: 6.2 per 100,000 residents

48. Coeur d’Alene, ID

• Median home value: $384,700 (5.8 times income)
• Median household income: $65,786
• Total population: 54,599
• Breweries per capita: 6.1 per 100,000 residents

47. Tukwila, WA

• Median home value: $446,000 (5.8 times income)
• Median household income: $76,331
• Total population: 21,569
• Breweries per capita: 5.9 per 100,000 residents

46. Poulsbo, WA

• Median home value: $516,300 (5.8 times income)
• Median household income: $89,393
• Total population: 11,824
• Breweries per capita: 12.2 per 100,000 residents

45. Portland, ME

• Median home value: $411,600 (5.8 times income)
• Median household income: $71,498
• Total population: 68,280
• Breweries per capita: 20.5 per 100,000 residents

44. Central Falls, RI

• Median home value: $244,100 (5.7 times income)
• Median household income: $43,092
• Total population: 22,359
• Breweries per capita: 5.7 per 100,000 residents

43. Windsor, CA

• Median home value: $722,700 (5.6 times income)
• Median household income: $128,115
• Total population: 26,320
• Breweries per capita: 6.3 per 100,000 residents

42. McMinnville, OR

• Median home value: $365,300 (5.6 times income)
• Median household income: $65,318
• Total population: 34,432
• Breweries per capita: 10.5 per 100,000 residents

41. Weaverville, NC

• Median home value: $423,000 (5.5 times income)
• Median household income: $76,310
• Total population: 4,559
• Breweries per capita: 14.6 per 100,000 residents

40. Woodfin, NC

• Median home value: $327,000 (5.5 times income)
• Median household income: $59,144
• Total population: 7,901
• Breweries per capita: 8.0 per 100,000 residents

39. Astoria, OR

• Median home value: $383,600 (5.5 times income)
• Median household income: $69,463
• Total population: 10,184
• Breweries per capita: 27.9 per 100,000 residents

38. Longmont, CO

• Median home value: $488,100 (5.4 times income)
• Median household income: $89,720
• Total population: 98,282
• Breweries per capita: 7.9 per 100,000 residents

37. Walla Walla, WA

• Median home value: $314,500 (5.4 times income)
• Median household income: $58,179
• Total population: 33,842
• Breweries per capita: 11.6 per 100,000 residents

36. Charleston, SC

• Median home value: $438,900 (5.2 times income)
• Median household income: $83,891
• Total population: 149,960
• Breweries per capita: 5.3 per 100,000 residents

35. Redmond, OR

• Median home value: $379,600 (5.2 times income)
• Median household income: $72,798
• Total population: 34,191
• Breweries per capita: 9.2 per 100,000 residents

34. Monroe, WA

• Median home value: $516,200 (5.2 times income)
• Median household income: $99,713
• Total population: 19,632
• Breweries per capita: 7.0 per 100,000 residents

33. Helena, MT

• Median home value: $331,700 (5.1 times income)
• Median household income: $64,798
• Total population: 32,529
• Breweries per capita: 6.5 per 100,000 residents

32. Flat Rock, NC

• Median home value: $520,700 (5.1 times income)
• Median household income: $102,039
• Total population: 3,483
• Breweries per capita: 5.8 per 100,000 residents

31. Biddeford, ME

• Median home value: $321,900 (5.1 times income)
• Median household income: $63,261
• Total population: 22,438
• Breweries per capita: 16.2 per 100,000 residents

30. Dripping Springs, TX

• Median home value: $514,300 (4.9 times income)
• Median household income: $104,141
• Total population: 5,495
• Breweries per capita: 11.8 per 100,000 residents

29. Kersey, CO

• Median home value: $300,400 (4.9 times income)
• Median household income: $61,111
• Total population: 1,453
• Breweries per capita: 7.0 per 100,000 residents

28. Warrenton, OR

• Median home value: $334,200 (4.8 times income)
• Median household income: $69,400
• Total population: 6,254
• Breweries per capita: 18.5 per 100,000 residents

27. Winchester, VA

• Median home value: $299,900 (4.8 times income)
• Median household income: $62,495
• Total population: 28,103
• Breweries per capita: 13.6 per 100,000 residents

26. Winooski, VT

• Median home value: $327,600 (4.7 times income)
• Median household income: $69,783
• Total population: 8,122
• Breweries per capita: 6.9 per 100,000 residents

25. Maple Bluff, WI

• Median home value: $777,000 (4.5 times income)
• Median household income: $172,174
• Total population: 1,327
• Breweries per capita: 8.5 per 100,000 residents

24. Hooper, UT

• Median home value: $467,700 (4.5 times income)
• Median household income: $103,661
• Total population: 9,080
• Breweries per capita: 7.3 per 100,000 residents

23. Berthoud, CO

• Median home value: $458,600 (4.5 times income)
• Median household income: $101,817
• Total population: 10,892
• Breweries per capita: 7.6 per 100,000 residents

22. Marquette, MI

• Median home value: $231,500 (4.5 times income)
• Median household income: $51,599
• Total population: 20,673
• Breweries per capita: 15.1 per 100,000 residents

21. North Kansas City, MO

• Median home value: $191,000 (4.5 times income)
• Median household income: $42,743
• Total population: 4,553
• Breweries per capita: 12.4 per 100,000 residents

20. Platteville, CO

• Median home value: $340,100 (4.5 times income)
• Median household income: $76,406
• Total population: 2,917
• Breweries per capita: 6.3 per 100,000 residents

19. East Helena, MT

• Median home value: $241,300 (4.4 times income)
• Median household income: $54,485
• Total population: 1,829
• Breweries per capita: 10.2 per 100,000 residents

18. Firestone, CO

• Median home value: $459,600 (4.3 times income)
• Median household income: $106,960
• Total population: 16,704
• Breweries per capita: 6.1 per 100,000 residents

17. Juneau, AK

• Median home value: $404,600 (4.2 times income)
• Median household income: $95,711
• Total population: 32,108
• Breweries per capita: 12.5 per 100,000 residents

16. Cornelius, NC

• Median home value: $452,300 (4.2 times income)
• Median household income: $107,969
• Total population: 31,396
• Breweries per capita: 5.8 per 100,000 residents

15. Timnath, CO

• Median home value: $678,100 (4.2 times income)
• Median household income: $162,976
• Total population: 7,122
• Breweries per capita: 14.4 per 100,000 residents

14. Black Mountain, NC

• Median home value: $312,700 (4.2 times income)
• Median household income: $75,310
• Total population: 8,430
• Breweries per capita: 16.4 per 100,000 residents

13. Rapid City, SD

• Median home value: $244,500 (3.9 times income)
• Median household income: $62,784
• Total population: 75,632
• Breweries per capita: 5.2 per 100,000 residents

12. Purcellville, VA

• Median home value: $570,600 (3.8 times income)
• Median household income: $150,333
• Total population: 8,928
• Breweries per capita: 16.7 per 100,000 residents

11. Lafayette, OR

• Median home value: $353,800 (3.8 times income)
• Median household income: $93,243
• Total population: 4,391
• Breweries per capita: 8.5 per 100,000 residents

10. Severance, CO

• Median home value: $452,200 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $121,047
• Total population: 8,526
• Breweries per capita: 11.9 per 100,000 residents

9. Box Elder, SD

• Median home value: $264,600 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $71,532
• Total population: 11,905
• Breweries per capita: 6.6 per 100,000 residents

8. Canandaigua, NY

• Median home value: $212,600 (3.6 times income)
• Median household income: $59,144
• Total population: 10,562
• Breweries per capita: 14.0 per 100,000 residents

7. McCaysville, GA

• Median home value: $135,500 (3.1 times income)
• Median household income: $43,553
• Total population: 1,639
• Breweries per capita: 20.4 per 100,000 residents

6. West Easton, PA

• Median home value: $205,700 (2.9 times income)
• Median household income: $70,250
• Total population: 1,146
• Breweries per capita: 8.9 per 100,000 residents

5. La Vista, NE

• Median home value: $222,900 (2.9 times income)
• Median household income: $77,748
• Total population: 16,713
• Breweries per capita: 5.8 per 100,000 residents

4. Auburn Hills, MI

• Median home value: $215,400 (2.8 times income)
• Median household income: $77,724
• Total population: 24,593
• Breweries per capita: 6.2 per 100,000 residents

3. Pea Ridge, AR

• Median home value: $222,800 (2.4 times income)
• Median household income: $93,113
• Total population: 6,851
• Breweries per capita: 8.0 per 100,000 residents

2. Wilson, PA

• Median home value: $171,200 (2.1 times income)
• Median household income: $80,565
• Total population: 8,208
• Breweries per capita: 8.9 per 100,000 residents

1. Geneva, NY

• Median home value: $123,100 (1.9 times income)
• Median household income: $63,602
• Total population: 12,670
• Breweries per capita: 20.2 per 100,000 residents

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