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Tuskegee, AL Housing Affordability Index

Tuskegee, Alabama has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 160.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 226th most affordable of 446 scored Alabama cities, compared with 134.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $104,800 home with 20% down, the Alabama average 30-year fixed rate of 7.19% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $568, or 18% of the city’s $38,000 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Tuskegee 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.

Tuskegee MBR-HAI 160.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Alabama 226 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 $104,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Tuskegee is 26.5 points above the Alabama score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Alabama index

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What It Takes to Buy in Tuskegee

$568/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.19%
$24,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$38,000
Median Household Income
Alabama: $63,999
2.8x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Alabama: 3.3x
$588/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$585/yr
Median Property Tax
0.56% of median value
20.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
42.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Tuskegee Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Tuskegee, Alabama score: 160.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 226 of 446 Alabama cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/alabama/tuskegee”