Some of those “affordable home” places have astronomical property taxes, which is why the price is “affordable.”
The cheapest homes are in the least desirable cities.
I don’t get Atlanta. We live in Metro Atlanta and there is not much inventory and prices are not cheap. If you have dreamed of living in a third world foreign land without leaving the states Atlanta is your Huckleberry. 😆
Besides astronomical property taxes, most of the cities on the list are democrat run inner city shitholes (e.g., Baltimore, Detroit). Another reason why they are so affordable.