Wrightsville, AR Housing Affordability Index
Wrightsville, Arkansas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 214.4 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 83rd most affordable of 450 scored Arkansas cities, compared with 135.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $62,900 home with 20% down, the Arkansas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.25% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $343, or 9% of the city’s $45,417 median household income.
The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Wrightsville is updated every night from live Arkansas 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.
Wrightsville is 78.7 points above the Arkansas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Arkansas index
View Wrightsville Mortgage RatesSee What You Can Afford in Wrightsville, Arkansas
Use this Wrightsville, Arkansas home affordability calculator to see how much house you can afford at today’s Arkansas average 30-year mortgage rate of 7.25%. A household earning the Wrightsville median income of $45,417, with no other debts and $13,000 down, can afford a home of about $130,634, compared with a median home value of $62,900. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $19,000 once property tax and insurance are counted.
| Loan amount | $117,634 |
| Principal & interest | $803/mo |
| Property tax | $153/mo |
| Home insurance | $54/mo |
| PMI | $49/mo |
| Total monthly payment | $1,060/mo |
How much house can you afford in Wrightsville?
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 Wrightsville, property taxes run about 1.41% 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 $2,227 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 Wrightsville
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Wrightsville, Arkansas. The rate is the Arkansas average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.
How Wrightsville Ranks in Arkansas
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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.
