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Brea, CA Housing Affordability Index

Brea, California has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 69.2 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 524th most affordable of 785 scored California cities, compared with 67.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $922,300 home with 20% down, the California average 30-year fixed rate of 7.25% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $5,033, or 46% of the city’s $131,129 median household income.

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

Brea MBR-HAI 69.2 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in California 524 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 $922,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Brea is 1.7 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 Brea

$5,033/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.25%
$215,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$131,129
Median Household Income
California: $99,122
7.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
California: 7.4x
$2,626/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$7,734/yr
Median Property Tax
0.84% of median value
35.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
51.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Brea Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Brea, California score: 69.2 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 524 of 785 California cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/california/brea”