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Cahokia Heights, IL Housing Affordability Index

Cahokia Heights, Illinois has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 164.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 534th most affordable of 1,249 scored Illinois cities, compared with 102.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $56,000 home with 20% down, the Illinois average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $308, or 11% of the city’s $33,792 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Cahokia Heights is updated every night from live Illinois 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.

Cahokia Heights MBR-HAI 164.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Illinois 534 of 1,249 1 = most affordable
Illinois 102.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.31% Illinois lenders
Median home value $56,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Cahokia Heights is 61.9 points above the Illinois score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Illinois index

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What It Takes to Buy in Cahokia Heights

$308/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$13,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$33,792
Median Household Income
Illinois: $83,390
1.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Illinois: 3.2x
$655/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,362/yr
Median Property Tax
2.43% of median value
30.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
59.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Cahokia Heights Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Cahokia Heights, Illinois score: 164.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 534 of 1,249 Illinois cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/illinois/cahokia-heights”