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