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American Canyon, CA Housing Affordability Index

American Canyon, California has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 75.3 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 387th most affordable of 785 scored California cities, compared with 67.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $692,600 home with 20% down, the California average 30-year fixed rate of 7.25% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,780, or 37% of the city’s $121,700 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for American Canyon is updated every night from live California 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.

American Canyon MBR-HAI 75.3 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in California 387 of 785 1 = most affordable
California 67.5 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.25% California lenders
Median home value $692,600 U.S. Census Bureau

American Canyon is 7.8 points above the California score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the California index

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What It Takes to Buy in American Canyon

$3,780/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.25%
$162,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$121,700
Median Household Income
California: $99,122
5.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
California: 7.4x
$2,479/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$6,114/yr
Median Property Tax
0.88% of median value
34.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
60.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the American Canyon Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. American Canyon, California score: 75.3 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 387 of 785 California cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/california/american-canyon”