Many people enjoy wine tasting and travel to specific regions regularly to enjoy different wineries. But it isn’t only wine and wine regions that enjoy a following. Craft beer and the many breweries that have popped up in towns and cities across the United States are also host to visitors and craft beer aficionados, those who perhaps consider themselves beer connoisseurs.
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, then you’re in luck – these craft brewery towns have affordable homes.
To determine which craft brewery towns have homes for as low as $123,100, 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
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- 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
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- 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
©”Around Lake Coeur d’Alene” by Leonardo Stabile is licensed under PDM 1.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Rain of trees, whispering a story, Kubota American Japanese garden, Tukwila, Washington, USA” by Wonderlane is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Front Street NE, Poulsbo, Washington” by Steven Pavlov is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Portland Head Light, Near Portland, Maine” by Ken Lund is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
©”Windsor, Sonoma County, California” by Bob Dass is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”File:Hotel Oregon McMinnville Oregon.JPG” by M.O. Stevens is licensed under BY 3.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Gov. Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace — 911 Reems Creek Road Weaverville (NC) July 2019″ by Ron Cogswell is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
©”Longmont Colorado” by David Shankbone is licensed under BY 3.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Walla Walla Ferry loading vehicles at the dock, Ferry System, Edmonds, Washington state, USA” by Wonderlane is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Charleston – South Carolina – Faber House – 631 East Bay Street – UnitedStates” by Onasill – Bill Badzo – 149 Million Views – Thank Y is licensed under PDM 1.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Cline Falls State Park, Redmond, Oregon” by Orygun is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Wagner Performing Arts Center, Monroe, Washington – 2019″ by SounderBruce is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
©”Carl Sandberg Home National Historic Site, Flat Rock, North Carolina” by Ken Lund is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”20120912 109 Biddeford, Maine” by davidwilson1949 is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Dripping Springs Texas City Hall 2019″ by Larry D. Moore is licensed under BY 4.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
©”Winchester, Virginia” by m01229 is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Winooski, Vermont” by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Maple Bluff Boy Scout Cabin, front” by TheCatalyst31 is licensed under CC0 1.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Monument for first house in Hooper, Utah, Mar 10″ by An Errant Knight is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Berthoud, Colorado” by Jeffrey Beall is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Downtown Marquette, Michigan in Autumn (43657514144)” by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
©”Helena, Montana looking East on Cedar Street” by 5of7 is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
©”Downtown Black Mountain, North Carolina 02″ by Indy beetle is licensed under CC0 1.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
©”File:2016-10-29 12 35 06 View west along Virginia State Route 7 Business (Main Street) at 21st Street in Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia.jpg” by Famartin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Old Bank Building, Lafayette, Oregon” by Publichall is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Box Elder, South Dakota” by Jeffrey Beall is licensed under BY 4.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Sonnenberg Gardens – Canandaigua, New York” by Dougtone is licensed under BY-SA 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Georgia Route 5 in McCaysville” by Thomson200 is licensed under CC0 1.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
©”Palace Of Auburn Hills Michigan” by Ian121289S is licensed under BY-SA 3.0. – Original / License
- 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
©”Pea Ridge Battlefield” by KenX01 is licensed under BY-ND 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
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- 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
©”20150828 116 Geneva, New York” by davidwilson1949 is licensed under BY 2.0. – Original / License
- 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
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