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New Report Fall 2026 Housing Affordability Report: every state is less affordable than in late August as average 30-year mortgage rates passed 7%. Read the report

Bellevue, ID Housing Affordability Index

Bellevue, Idaho has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 86.1 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 176th most affordable of 187 scored Idaho cities, compared with 96.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $539,000 home with 20% down, the Idaho average 30-year fixed rate of 7.24% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,937, or 48% of the city’s $72,712 median household income.

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

Bellevue MBR-HAI 86.1 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Idaho 176 of 187 1 = most affordable
Idaho 96.7 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.24% Idaho lenders
Median home value $539,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Bellevue is 10.6 points below the Idaho score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Idaho index

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What It Takes to Buy in Bellevue

$2,937/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.24%
$125,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$72,712
Median Household Income
Idaho: $77,800
7.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Idaho: 5.4x
$1,184/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,702/yr
Median Property Tax
0.32% of median value
31.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
49.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Bellevue Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Bellevue, Idaho score: 86.1 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 176 of 187 Idaho cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/idaho/bellevue”