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Dana Point, CA Housing Affordability Index

Dana Point, California has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 58.7 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 747th most affordable of 785 scored California cities, compared with 67.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $1,320,300 home with 20% down, a jumbo loan at 7.50% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $7,385, or 63% of the city’s $141,520 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Dana Point 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.

Dana Point MBR-HAI 58.7 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in California 747 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 $1,320,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Dana Point is 8.8 points below the California score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the California index

View Dana Point Mortgage Rates

What It Takes to Buy in Dana Point

$7,385/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.50% jumbo
$316,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$141,520
Median Household Income
California: $99,122
9.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
California: 7.4x
$3,368/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$9,677/yr
Median Property Tax
0.73% of median value
43.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
49.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Dana Point, California. The rate is the California average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state. A 20% down loan on the median home here is above the $832,750 conforming limit, so the index adds 0.25% for jumbo pricing.

Cite the Dana Point Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Dana Point, California score: 58.7 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 747 of 785 California cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/california/dana-point”