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Buena Park, CA Housing Affordability Index

Buena Park, California has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 69.0 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 531st most affordable of 785 scored California cities, compared with 67.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $838,800 home with 20% down, the California average 30-year fixed rate of 7.25% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $4,578, or 50% of the city’s $110,550 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Buena Park 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.

Buena Park MBR-HAI 69.0 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in California 531 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 $838,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Buena Park is 1.5 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 Buena Park

$4,578/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.25%
$196,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$110,550
Median Household Income
California: $99,122
7.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
California: 7.4x
$2,225/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$5,645/yr
Median Property Tax
0.67% of median value
32.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
51.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Buena Park Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Buena Park, California score: 69.0 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 531 of 785 California cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/california/buena-park”