Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AMHousing Market
One U.S. City Has Stayed Affordable for 134 Years
A limited MarketWatch summary says one U.S. city has remained among the most affordable for 134 years, while the Midwest retained its housing cost edge.
Listen to this briefingAudio briefing
Summary
MarketWatch reported on August 22, 2026, that one unidentified U.S. city has been among the country's most affordable places to buy a home for 134 years. The feed says American home prices changed dramatically over the last century, while the Midwest remained a bastion of affordability.
The available source is only a short feed summary. It does not name the city or provide prices, rankings, income comparisons, methodology, or historical data supporting the 134-year assessment, limiting conclusions about present affordability.
Positives
- One U.S. city has remained among the country's most affordable home-buying markets for 134 years.
- The Midwest retained its housing affordability advantage through dramatic changes in U.S. home prices.
- Affordability persisted in the region across more than a century of national housing-market change.
Risks & concerns
- The available summary does not identify the city credited with the 134-year affordability record.
- No home prices, income comparisons, rankings, or affordability percentages were provided.
- The missing full article leaves the methodology and historical evidence unavailable for assessment.
Primary sourceMarketWatch.com - Top Storieshttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-has-been-one-of-the-most-affordable-u-s-cities-to-buy-a-home-for-the-past-134-years-0c52895a?mod=mw_rss_topstories
Read full article
