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Townsend, DE Housing Affordability Index

Townsend, Delaware has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 150.5 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 5th most affordable of 59 scored Delaware cities, compared with 103.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $465,100 home with 20% down, the Delaware average 30-year fixed rate of 7.37% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,567, or 20% of the city’s $153,000 median household income.

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

Townsend MBR-HAI 150.5 Highly Affordable
Rank in Delaware 5 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 $465,100 U.S. Census Bureau

Townsend is 46.8 points above the Delaware score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Delaware index

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What It Takes to Buy in Townsend

$2,567/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.37%
$110,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$153,000
Median Household Income
Delaware: $84,954
3.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Delaware: 4.1x
$2,487/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,595/yr
Median Property Tax
0.77% of median value
18.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
5.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

How Townsend Ranks in Delaware

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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Townsend, Delaware score: 150.5 (Highly Affordable), ranked 5 of 59 Delaware cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/delaware/townsend”