13 Best Family-Friendly Cities With Homes Under $400K

When you’re looking for a place to raise a family, your priorities are likely safety, affordability and quality schools. With the median home price now at $420,000, the affordability part of the equation can be hard to come by. Fortunately, you still do have options.

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MoveBuddha identified the American cities that people want to move to that have a median home price under the national median and an A- or B-grade for crime and schools. Of those cities, these 13 have median home prices of less than $400,000.

Here are the hottest cities for families with affordable homes.

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

• Median home price: $275,192

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.88

• Population: 119,194

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A-

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Huntsville, Alabama

• Median home price: $281,657

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.33

• Population: 225,564

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: B+

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Orange Park, Florida

• Median home price: $326,261

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.54

• Population: 9,064

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A

Pictured: Jacksonville, Florida

Daphne, Alabama

• Median home price: $328,215

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.54

• Population: 30,321

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A

Ankeny, Iowa

• Median home price: $333,385

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.35

• Population: 74,458

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A

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Edmond, Oklahoma

• Median home price: $343,655

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.42

• Population: 98,103

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A+

Katy, Texas

• Median home price: $353,735

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.76

• Population: 26,360

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A+

New Braunfels, Texas

• Median home price: $361,958

• In-to-out move ratio: 2.67

• Population: 110,958

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A-

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Simpsonville, South Carolina

• Median home price: $366,320

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.36

• Population: 27,506

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A-

Clayton, North Carolina

• Median home price: $372,892

• In-to-out move ratio: 2.03

• Population: 30,216

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: B+

Vero Beach, Florida

• Median home price: $379,317

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.36

• Population: 17,317

• Crime & safety score: B-

• Public schools score: A-

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Montgomery, Texas

• Median home price: $389,571

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.51

• Population: 2,769

• Crime & safety score: B

• Public schools score: A

Pictured: Houston

Richmond, Texas

• Median home price: $391,874

• In-to-out move ratio: 1.61

• Population: 12,816

• Crime & safety score: B

• Public schools score: B+

Data is sourced from moveBuddha and is accurate as of July 18, 2024.

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