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West Palm Beach, FL Housing Affordability Index

West Palm Beach, Florida has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 76.6 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 430th most affordable of 479 scored Florida cities, compared with 92.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $414,200 home with 20% down, the Florida average 30-year fixed rate of 7.14% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,236, or 37% of the city’s $73,446 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for West Palm Beach is updated every night from live Florida 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.

West Palm Beach MBR-HAI 76.6 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Florida 430 of 479 1 = most affordable
Florida 92.5 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.14% Florida lenders
Median home value $414,200 U.S. Census Bureau

West Palm Beach is 15.9 points below the Florida score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Florida index

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What It Takes to Buy in West Palm Beach

$2,236/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.14%
$95,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$73,446
Median Household Income
Florida: $74,568
5.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Florida: 4.8x
$1,753/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,910/yr
Median Property Tax
0.94% of median value
42.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
57.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the West Palm Beach Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. West Palm Beach, Florida score: 76.6 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 430 of 479 Florida cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/florida/west-palm-beach”