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Plymouth, CA Housing Affordability Index

Plymouth, California has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 89.3 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 154th most affordable of 785 scored California cities, compared with 67.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $376,900 home with 20% down, the California average 30-year fixed rate of 7.25% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,057, or 27% of the city’s $92,500 median household income.

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

Plymouth MBR-HAI 89.3 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in California 154 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 $376,900 U.S. Census Bureau

Plymouth is 21.8 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 Plymouth

$2,057/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.25%
$88,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$92,500
Median Household Income
California: $99,122
4.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
California: 7.4x
$1,677/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$5,839/yr
Median Property Tax
California figure
46.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
47.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Plymouth Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Plymouth, California score: 89.3 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 154 of 785 California cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/california/plymouth”