The Best Hiking Towns With Some Homes Under $63,000

There's nothing quite like being in the great outdoors. The smell of the crisp mountain air, the sounds of nature all around, and everywhere you look, the landscape has something to offer, from incredible hiking trails to pristine lakes and rivers. Not only is being outdoors beautiful and calming but it is known to improve wellness, with increased sleep quality, among other positive effects. Visiting hiking towns like these are great, but permanently relocating to one is even better.

If relocating to a place where you can hike, bike, or camp year round sounds ideal to you, you're in luck. These budget-friendly hiking towns offer numerous trails to explore and more and even better, these areas are incredibly affordable with homes under $63,000.

To determine budget-friendly hiking towns with affordable homes, 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 Census-designated places were ranked based on the ratio of median home value to median household income.

Only places with at least 2,500 residents and at least half a mile of hiking trail per 10 square miles of land area were included. Spatial data on hiking trails is from the U.S. Forest Service.

This post was updated in June 2025 to include data from Niche.com.

50. Choccolocco, AL

Median home value: $218,800 (3.2 times income)
Median household income: $67,975
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 2,776

49. Dalton, GA

Median home value: $182,500 (3.2 times income)
Median household income: $57,163
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 34,358

48. Los Alamos, NM

Median home value: $410,100 (3.1 times income)
Median household income: $130,342
Overall Niche grade: A+
Total population: 13,460

47. Baldwin, GA

Median home value: $150,700 (3.1 times income)
Median household income: $48,234
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 3,817

46. Superior, AZ

Median home value: $123,600 (3.1 times income)
Median household income: $39,600
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 2,639

45. Montpelier, ID

Median home value: $158,000 (3.1 times income)
Median household income: $50,668
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 2,649

44. Lead, SD

Median home value: $169,800 (3.1 times income)
Median household income: $54,555
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 2,993

43. Big Stone Gap, VA

Median home value: $163,000 (3.1 times income)
Median household income: $52,663
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 5,221

42. Buena Vista, VA

Median home value: $148,800 (3.1 times income)
Median household income: $48,783
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 6,639

41. Sierra Vista, AZ

Median home value: $215,900 (3.0 times income)
Median household income: $70,899
Overall Niche grade: A-
Total population: 45,212

40. Clifton Forge, VA

Median home value: $97,400 (3.0 times income)
Median household income: $32,007
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 3,541

39. Hollins, VA

Median home value: $214,400 (3.0 times income)
Median household income: $71,530
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 16,386

38. Summerset, SD

Median home value: $290,500 (3.0 times income)
Median household income: $98,194
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 2,950

37. Corbin, KY

Median home value: $155,700 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $52,929
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 8,611

36. Avery Creek, NC

Median home value: $307,800 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $104,808
Overall Niche grade: A
Total population: 3,338

35. Green River, WY

Median home value: $244,600 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $83,497
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 11,772

34. Alamogordo, NM

Median home value: $148,500 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $50,721
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 30,996

33. Oracle, AZ

Median home value: $187,300 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $64,247
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 3,146

32. White Rock, NM

Median home value: $420,000 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $144,661
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 5,592

31. Globe, AZ

Median home value: $187,100 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $64,516
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 7,230

30. Etowah, TN

Median home value: $122,500 (2.9 times income)
Median household income: $42,571
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 3,614

29. Norton, VA

Median home value: $104,200 (2.8 times income)
Median household income: $36,974
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 3,668

28. Blue Ridge, VA

Median home value: $237,000 (2.8 times income)
Median household income: $84,766
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 2,994

27. Shenandoah, VA

Median home value: $177,700 (2.8 times income)
Median household income: $64,410
Overall Niche grade: C
Total population: 3,020

26. Lakeview, OR

Median home value: $143,800 (2.7 times income)
Median household income: $52,574
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 2,947

25. Spring Creek, NV

Median home value: $299,500 (2.7 times income)
Median household income: $109,952
Overall Niche grade: C+
Total population: 15,062

24. Eagar, AZ

Median home value: $210,100 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $82,538
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 4,425

23. Marienville, PA

Median home value: $109,800 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $43,403
Overall Niche grade: C+
Total population: 3,191

22. Marion, NC

Median home value: $122,200 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $48,520
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 7,652

21. Toccoa, GA

Median home value: $124,400 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $49,860
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 9,055

20. Paris, AR

Median home value: $112,400 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $45,505
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 3,214

19. Summerville, GA

Median home value: $68,300 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $27,694
Overall Niche grade: C+
Total population: 4,381

18. Russell, KY

Median home value: $199,100 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $80,750
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 3,704

17. Grants, NM

Median home value: $137,100 (2.5 times income)
Median household income: $55,631
Overall Niche grade: C+
Total population: 9,177

16. Oxford, AL

Median home value: $161,700 (2.4 times income)
Median household income: $66,031
Overall Niche grade: A
Total population: 22,019

15. Ely, NV

Median home value: $185,900 (2.4 times income)
Median household income: $77,076
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 3,957

14. Piedmont, AL

Median home value: $106,500 (2.4 times income)
Median household income: $44,944
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 4,761

13. Ironton, OH

Median home value: $103,500 (2.4 times income)
Median household income: $43,702
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 10,597

12. Benson, AZ

Median home value: $117,800 (2.4 times income)
Median household income: $49,955
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 5,318

11. Meadow Lake, NM

Median home value: $85,600 (2.3 times income)
Median household income: $36,525
Overall Niche grade: C+
Total population: 4,745

10. Pearisburg, VA

Median home value: $160,100 (2.3 times income)
Median household income: $70,905
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 2,876

9. Berlin, NH

Median home value: $93,200 (2.2 times income)
Median household income: $41,638
Overall Niche grade: C
Total population: 9,485

8. Richwood, WV

Median home value: $68,000 (2.2 times income)
Median household income: $30,962
Overall Niche grade: C
Total population: 2,567

7. Mena, AR

Median home value: $110,700 (2.1 times income)
Median household income: $53,288
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 5,605

6. Warren, PA

Median home value: $97,100 (2.0 times income)
Median household income: $49,609
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 9,353

5. Flatwoods, KY

Median home value: $106,600 (1.8 times income)
Median household income: $58,294
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 7,312

4. Covington, VA

Median home value: $80,100 (1.8 times income)
Median household income: $45,737
Overall Niche grade: B-
Total population: 5,722

3. Ridgway, PA

Median home value: $84,100 (1.7 times income)
Median household income: $50,658
Overall Niche grade: B+
Total population: 4,014

2. Kane, PA

Median home value: $62,800 (1.4 times income)
Median household income: $45,481
Overall Niche grade: B
Total population: 3,605

1. Clifton, AZ

Median home value: $65,500 (0.8 times income)
Median household income: $78,862
Overall Niche grade: A-
Total population: 3,869