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Gulf Shores, AL Housing Affordability Index

Gulf Shores, Alabama has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 103.6 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 433rd most affordable of 446 scored Alabama cities, compared with 134.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $382,700 home with 20% down, the Alabama average 30-year fixed rate of 7.19% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,076, or 32% of the city’s $78,188 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Gulf Shores is updated every night from live Alabama mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Gulf Shores MBR-HAI 103.6 Near National Average
Rank in Alabama 433 of 446 1 = most affordable
Alabama 134.1 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.19% Alabama lenders
Median home value $382,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Gulf Shores is 30.5 points below the Alabama score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Alabama index

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What It Takes to Buy in Gulf Shores

$2,076/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.19%
$89,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$78,188
Median Household Income
Alabama: $63,999
4.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Alabama: 3.3x
$1,252/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,283/yr
Median Property Tax
0.34% of median value
37.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
42.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Gulf Shores, Alabama. The rate is the Alabama average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Gulf Shores Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Gulf Shores, Alabama score: 103.6 (Near National Average), ranked 433 of 446 Alabama cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/alabama/gulf-shores”