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Brookside, CO Housing Affordability Index

Brookside, Colorado has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 88.3 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 196th most affordable of 284 scored Colorado cities, compared with 83.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $357,100 home with 20% down, the Colorado average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,961, or 37% of the city’s $62,813 median household income.

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

Brookside MBR-HAI 88.3 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Colorado 196 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 $357,100 U.S. Census Bureau

Brookside is 5.0 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 Brookside

$1,961/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$84,100
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$62,813
Median Household Income
Colorado: $95,470
5.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Colorado: 5.6x
$1,297/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,595/yr
Median Property Tax
0.45% of median value
51.9%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
42.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Brookside Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Brookside, Colorado score: 88.3 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 196 of 284 Colorado cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/colorado/brookside”