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Prairie City, IL Housing Affordability Index

Prairie City, Illinois has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 198.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 267th most affordable of 1,249 scored Illinois cities, compared with 102.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $91,500 home with 20% down, the Illinois average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $503, or 10% of the city’s $60,694 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Prairie City 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.

Prairie City MBR-HAI 198.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Illinois 267 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 $91,500 U.S. Census Bureau

Prairie City is 96.1 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 Prairie City

$503/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$21,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$60,694
Median Household Income
Illinois: $83,390
1.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Illinois: 3.2x
$746/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,019/yr
Median Property Tax
1.11% of median value
22.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
18.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Prairie City Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Prairie City, Illinois score: 198.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 267 of 1,249 Illinois cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/illinois/prairie-city”