These Are The US Cities Where Young Americans Can Still Afford A Home

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025 - 09:45 AM

Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao ranks the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas by the share of adults under 30 who have a mortgage, painting a clear picture of where today’s twentysomethings can realistically afford a home.

Data for this visualization comes from LendingTree.

They analyzed 32,000 anonymized fourth-quarter 2024 credit reports of adults under 30 in the 50 largest U.S. metros to create this ranking. Please see their methodology section for more details.

The American Dream is Still Within Reach In These Cities

At 9.4%, Nashville claims the highest share of under-30 mortgage holders in the country.

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