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Monte Rio, CA Housing Affordability Index

Monte Rio, California has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 57.1 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 761st most affordable of 785 scored California cities, compared with 67.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $652,000 home with 20% down, the California average 30-year fixed rate of 7.25% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,558, or 67% of the city’s $63,750 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Monte Rio 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.

Monte Rio MBR-HAI 57.1 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in California 761 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 $652,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Monte Rio is 10.4 points below the California score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the California index

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What It Takes to Buy in Monte Rio

$3,558/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.25%
$152,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$63,750
Median Household Income
California: $99,122
10.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
California: 7.4x
$2,579/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,959/yr
Median Property Tax
0.61% of median value
53.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
64.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Monte Rio Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Monte Rio, California score: 57.1 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 761 of 785 California cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/california/monte-rio”