Affordable Homes Await in This Hot Springs Town Starting at $112,500

Many people travel to certain areas and pay a premium to unwind among nature’s finest – remote regions that offer quiet, rest, and relaxation with the ultimate recreational facilities – hot springs. Considered nature’s jacuzzis, hot springs offer visitors opportunities to enjoy nature while sitting back, and taking a break from the busy pace of life.

Some people travel far and wide to enjoy hot springs, but there’s no need to travel when you can relocate and purchase a home in one of the many regions of the United States that is home to a hot spring. Land and homes are more affordable in these hot springs towns and these geothermal pools will help take your mind off of the daily grind. (If you prefer historical areas, check out regions where homes are affordable.)

To determine hot springs towns where the most affordable homes are, 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 cities with at least 4,000 residents and at least five hot springs within a 25-mile radius were considered.

Thermal springs locations are from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the NOAA. Data was aggregated from points to cities, towns, and villages using spatial boundaries from the U.S. Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line shapefile program. City, town, and village boundaries are current as of 2022. Data on population is also from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and is for 2022. All spatial analysis was conducted in GIS.

50. Woods Cross, UT

• Median home value: $419,300 (4.1 times income)
• Median household income: $101,742
• Total population: 11,432
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

49. Elk Ridge, UT

• Median home value: $519,800 (4.1 times income)
• Median household income: $126,131
• Total population: 4,658
• Region: North Central Utah

48. West Valley City, UT

• Median home value: $333,600 (4.1 times income)
• Median household income: $81,719
• Total population: 138,868
• Region: North Central Utah

47. Ogden, UT

• Median home value: $270,000 (4.1 times income)
• Median household income: $66,226
• Total population: 86,754
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

46. Silver City, NM

• Median home value: $150,100 (4.1 times income)
• Median household income: $36,853
• Total population: 9,650
• Region: New Mexico Southwestern Mountains

45. Winters, CA

• Median home value: $523,300 (4.1 times income)
• Median household income: $128,679
• Total population: 7,270
• Region: California Sacramento Drainage

44. Calipatria, CA

• Median home value: $173,200 (4.0 times income)
• Median household income: $43,095
• Total population: 6,579
• Region: California Southeast Desert Basin

43. Albuquerque, NM

• Median home value: $246,000 (4.0 times income)
• Median household income: $61,503
• Total population: 562,551
• Region: New Mexico Central Valley

42. Grantsville, UT

• Median home value: $377,000 (4.0 times income)
• Median household income: $94,260
• Total population: 12,939
• Region: North Central Utah

41. Centerville, UT

• Median home value: $452,600 (4.0 times income)
• Median household income: $113,697
• Total population: 16,740
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

40. Sunset, UT

• Median home value: $256,600 (4.0 times income)
• Median household income: $64,604
• Total population: 5,443
• Region: North Central Utah

39. South Ogden, UT

• Median home value: $320,700 (4.0 times income)
• Median household income: $80,762
• Total population: 17,476
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

38. Fernley, NV

• Median home value: $328,900 (3.9 times income)
• Median household income: $84,025
• Total population: 23,035
• Region: Northwestern Nevada

37. Williams, CA

• Median home value: $330,400 (3.9 times income)
• Median household income: $84,457
• Total population: 5,539
• Region: California Sacramento Drainage

36. Pleasant View, UT

• Median home value: $470,700 (3.9 times income)
• Median household income: $121,086
• Total population: 10,942
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

35. Baker City, OR

• Median home value: $209,000 (3.9 times income)
• Median household income: $54,063
• Total population: 10,110
• Region: Northeast Oregon

34. North Ogden, UT

• Median home value: $392,700 (3.9 times income)
• Median household income: $101,766
• Total population: 21,065
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

33. Susanville, CA

• Median home value: $203,100 (3.8 times income)
• Median household income: $52,997
• Total population: 15,737
• Region: California Northeast Interior Basins

32. Plain City, UT

• Median home value: $459,500 (3.8 times income)
• Median household income: $120,250
• Total population: 7,873
• Region: North Central Utah

31. Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT

• Median home value: $175,700 (3.8 times income)
• Median household income: $46,436
• Total population: 9,435
• Region: Western Montana

30. Magna, UT

• Median home value: $298,400 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $79,934
• Total population: 29,275
• Region: North Central Utah

29. Fruitland, ID

• Median home value: $239,500 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $64,167
• Total population: 6,169
• Region: Idaho Southwestern Valleys

28. Kearns, UT

• Median home value: $295,500 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $79,334
• Total population: 36,862
• Region: North Central Utah

27. Syracuse, UT

• Median home value: $466,700 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $125,602
• Total population: 32,798
• Region: North Central Utah

26. Nibley, UT

• Median home value: $371,200 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $100,108
• Total population: 7,373
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

25. Perry, UT

• Median home value: $360,500 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $97,259
• Total population: 5,579
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

24. Fallon, NV

• Median home value: $234,000 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $63,490
• Total population: 9,243
• Region: Northwestern Nevada

23. Bernalillo, NM

• Median home value: $213,000 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $57,905
• Total population: 9,286
• Region: New Mexico Central Valley

22. Morgan, UT

• Median home value: $411,900 (3.7 times income)
• Median household income: $112,232
• Total population: 4,173
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

21. Roy, UT

• Median home value: $306,400 (3.6 times income)
• Median household income: $83,959
• Total population: 39,064
• Region: North Central Utah

20. West Bountiful, UT

• Median home value: $448,000 (3.6 times income)
• Median household income: $123,379
• Total population: 5,905
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

19. Clinton, UT

• Median home value: $372,900 (3.6 times income)
• Median household income: $102,712
• Total population: 23,389
• Region: North Central Utah

18. Winnemucca, NV

• Median home value: $280,200 (3.6 times income)
• Median household income: $78,161
• Total population: 8,354
• Region: Northwestern Nevada

17. Wellsville, UT

• Median home value: $361,500 (3.5 times income)
• Median household income: $102,581
• Total population: 4,078
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

16. South Weber, UT

• Median home value: $458,700 (3.5 times income)
• Median household income: $130,769
• Total population: 7,939
• Region: Utah Northern Mountains

15. Socorro, NM

• Median home value: $149,200 (3.5 times income)
• Median household income: $42,622
• Total population: 8,605
• Region: New Mexico Central Valley

14. Butte, MT

• Median home value: $197,200 (3.5 times income)
• Median household income: $56,522
• Total population: 34,638
• Region: Southwestern Montana

13. Tooele, UT

• Median home value: $292,200 (3.5 times income)
• Median household income: $84,225
• Total population: 36,315
• Region: North Central Utah

12. Payette, ID

• Median home value: $174,500 (3.4 times income)
• Median household income: $51,477
• Total population: 8,182
• Region: Idaho Southwestern Valleys

11. Richfield, UT

• Median home value: $235,800 (3.3 times income)
• Median household income: $70,477
• Total population: 8,213
• Region: South Central Utah

10. West Point, UT

• Median home value: $376,100 (3.3 times income)
• Median household income: $114,801
• Total population: 11,226
• Region: North Central Utah

9. Buhl, ID

• Median home value: $166,600 (3.2 times income)
• Median household income: $51,307
• Total population: 4,577
• Region: Idaho Central Plains

8. Elko, NV

• Median home value: $275,600 (3.2 times income)
• Median household income: $85,000
• Total population: 20,513
• Region: Northeastern Nevada

7. Thatcher, AZ

• Median home value: $226,900 (3.2 times income)
• Median household income: $71,591
• Total population: 5,281
• Region: Southeast Arizona

6. Rio Rancho, NM

• Median home value: $246,700 (3.1 times income)
• Median household income: $78,978
• Total population: 104,351
• Region: New Mexico Central Valley

5. Los Lunas, NM

• Median home value: $212,600 (3.1 times income)
• Median household income: $68,934
• Total population: 17,452
• Region: New Mexico Central Valley

4. Burley, ID

• Median home value: $173,900 (3.0 times income)
• Median household income: $58,889
• Total population: 11,506
• Region: Idaho Central Plains

3. Globe, AZ

• Median home value: $187,100 (2.9 times income)
• Median household income: $64,516
• Total population: 7,230
• Region: Arizona Mountains

2. Belen, NM

• Median home value: $112,500 (2.9 times income)
• Median household income: $38,838
• Total population: 7,367
• Region: New Mexico Central Valley

1. Safford, AZ

• Median home value: $178,400 (2.8 times income)
• Median household income: $64,860
• Total population: 10,112
• Region: Southeast Arizona

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