MonitorBankRates
☰
New Report Fall 2026 Housing Affordability Report: every state is less affordable than in late August as average 30-year mortgage rates passed 7%. Read the report

Carefree, AZ Housing Affordability Index

Carefree, Arizona has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 78.2 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 160th most affordable of 168 scored Arizona cities, compared with 93.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $1,088,100 home with 20% down, a jumbo loan at 7.49% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $6,079, or 50% of the city’s $147,165 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Carefree is updated every night from live Arizona 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.

Carefree MBR-HAI 78.2 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Arizona 160 of 168 1 = most affordable
Arizona 93.6 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.24% Arizona lenders
Median home value $1,088,100 U.S. Census Bureau

Carefree is 15.5 points below the Arizona score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Arizona index

View Carefree Mortgage Rates

What It Takes to Buy in Carefree

$6,079/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.49% jumbo
$260,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$147,165
Median Household Income
Arizona: $79,964
7.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Arizona: 4.9x
$1,908/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,155/yr
Median Property Tax
0.29% of median value
27.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
52.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Carefree, Arizona. The rate is the Arizona average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state. A 20% down loan on the median home here is above the $832,750 conforming limit, so the index adds 0.25% for jumbo pricing.

Cite the Carefree Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Carefree, Arizona score: 78.2 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 160 of 168 Arizona cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/arizona/carefree”