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Avondale, CO Housing Affordability Index

Avondale, Colorado has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 174.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 26th most affordable of 284 scored Colorado cities, compared with 83.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $164,100 home with 20% down, the Colorado average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $901, or 11% of the city’s $96,391 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Avondale is updated every night from live Colorado 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.

Avondale MBR-HAI 174.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Colorado 26 of 284 1 = most affordable
Colorado 83.4 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.31% Colorado lenders
Median home value $164,100 U.S. Census Bureau

Avondale is 90.9 points above the Colorado score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Colorado index

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What It Takes to Buy in Avondale

$901/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$38,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$96,391
Median Household Income
Colorado: $95,470
1.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Colorado: 5.6x
$1,213/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,097/yr
Median Property Tax
0.67% of median value
29.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
100.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Avondale Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Avondale, Colorado score: 174.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 26 of 284 Colorado cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/colorado/avondale”