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Bridgeville, DE Housing Affordability Index

Bridgeville, Delaware has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 87.9 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 54th most affordable of 59 scored Delaware cities, compared with 103.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $400,900 home with 20% down, the Delaware average 30-year fixed rate of 7.37% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,213, or 41% of the city’s $64,879 median household income.

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

Bridgeville MBR-HAI 87.9 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Delaware 54 of 59 1 = most affordable
Delaware 103.6 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.37% Delaware lenders
Median home value $400,900 U.S. Census Bureau

Bridgeville is 15.7 points below the Delaware score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Delaware index

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What It Takes to Buy in Bridgeville

$2,213/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.37%
$94,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$64,879
Median Household Income
Delaware: $84,954
6.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Delaware: 4.1x
$761/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,215/yr
Median Property Tax
0.80% of median value
24.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
61.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Bridgeville Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Bridgeville, Delaware score: 87.9 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 54 of 59 Delaware cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/delaware/bridgeville”