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Wheat Ridge, CO Housing Affordability Index

Wheat Ridge, Colorado has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 76.6 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 257th most affordable of 284 scored Colorado cities, compared with 83.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $623,000 home with 20% down, the Colorado average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,422, or 45% of the city’s $90,564 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Wheat Ridge 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.

Wheat Ridge MBR-HAI 76.6 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Colorado 257 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 $623,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Wheat Ridge is 6.7 points below the Colorado score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Colorado index

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What It Takes to Buy in Wheat Ridge

$3,422/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$146,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$90,564
Median Household Income
Colorado: $95,470
6.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Colorado: 5.6x
$1,968/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,731/yr
Median Property Tax
0.44% of median value
29.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
50.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Wheat Ridge Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Wheat Ridge, Colorado score: 76.6 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 257 of 284 Colorado cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/colorado/wheat-ridge”