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Woodside, DE Housing Affordability Index

Woodside, Delaware has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 124.0 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 11th most affordable of 59 scored Delaware cities, compared with 103.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $320,800 home with 20% down, the Delaware average 30-year fixed rate of 7.37% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,771, or 27% of the city’s $79,375 median household income.

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

Woodside MBR-HAI 124.0 Highly Affordable
Rank in Delaware 11 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 $320,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Woodside is 20.4 points above the Delaware score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Delaware index

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See What You Can Afford in Woodside, Delaware

Use this Woodside, Delaware home affordability calculator to see how much house you can afford at today’s Delaware average 30-year mortgage rate of 7.37%. A household earning the Woodside median income of $79,375, with no other debts and $64,000 down, can afford a home of about $301,472, compared with a median home value of $320,800. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $85,600 once property tax and insurance are counted.

Woodside median (Census)
Car, student loan, card minimums
Under 20% adds PMI
Delaware average, 30-year fixed
Woodside median bill (Census)
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You can afford a home up to
$301,472
Below the Woodside median home value of $320,800
Loan amount$237,472
Principal & interest$1,639/mo
Property tax$88/mo
Home insurance$126/mo
PMI$0/mo
Total monthly payment$1,852/mo
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How much house can you afford in Woodside?

Most lenders use two limits. Your housing payment, including principal, interest, property tax, homeowners insurance and any PMI, should stay under about 28% of your gross monthly income, and all of your monthly debt payments together should stay under about 36%. The calculator takes whichever limit is lower, then works backward from that payment to the most expensive home it covers at the current rate.

In Woodside, property taxes run about 0.35% of a home’s value each year, based on the Census median tax bill, which counts against the same monthly budget as the mortgage. Each quarter point move in mortgage rates changes the price you can afford by roughly $5,224 for a median income household. A larger down payment, paying down other debts, or a lower rate from a local lender all raise your budget.

What It Takes to Buy in Woodside

$1,771/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.37%
$75,900
Income Needed
To keep principal and interest at 28% of income
$79,375
Median Household Income
Delaware: $84,954
4.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Delaware: 4.1x
$1,125/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,119/yr
Median Property Tax
0.35% of median value
21.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
20.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Woodside Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Woodside, Delaware score: 124.0 (Highly Affordable), ranked 11 of 59 Delaware cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/delaware/woodside”