Cave Creek, AZ Housing Affordability Index
Cave Creek, Arizona has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 77.5 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 163rd most affordable of 168 scored Arizona cities, compared with 93.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $906,100 home with 20% down, the Arizona average 30-year fixed rate of 7.24% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $4,939, or 55% of the city’s $107,067 median household income.
The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Cave Creek 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.
Cave Creek is 16.2 points below the Arizona score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Arizona index
View Cave Creek Mortgage RatesSee What You Can Afford in Cave Creek, Arizona
Use this Cave Creek, Arizona home affordability calculator to see how much house you can afford at today’s Arizona average 30-year mortgage rate of 7.24%. A household earning the Cave Creek median income of $107,067, with no other debts and $181,000 down, can afford a home of about $502,230, compared with a median home value of $906,100. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $235,600 once property tax and insurance are counted.
| Loan amount | $321,230 |
| Principal & interest | $2,189/mo |
| Property tax | $100/mo |
| Home insurance | $209/mo |
| PMI | $0/mo |
| Total monthly payment | $2,498/mo |
How much house can you afford in Cave Creek?
Most lenders use two limits. Your housing payment, including principal, interest, property tax, homeowners insurance and any PMI, should stay under about 28% of your gross monthly income, and all of your monthly debt payments together should stay under about 36%. The calculator takes whichever limit is lower, then works backward from that payment to the most expensive home it covers at the current rate.
In Cave Creek, property taxes run about 0.24% of a home’s value each year, based on the Census median tax bill, which counts against the same monthly budget as the mortgage. Each quarter point move in mortgage rates changes the price you can afford by roughly $7,198 for a median income household. A larger down payment, paying down other debts, or a lower rate from a local lender all raise your budget.
What It Takes to Buy in Cave Creek
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Cave Creek, Arizona. The rate is the Arizona average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.
How Cave Creek Ranks in Arizona
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Scores update each morning, computed from rate data captured the previous night. Score of 100 = national average at a 6.5% reference rate.
