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Mount Vernon, IN Housing Affordability Index

Mount Vernon, Indiana has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 137.4 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 453rd most affordable of 621 scored Indiana cities, compared with 123.6 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $163,300 home with 20% down, the Indiana average 30-year fixed rate of 7.41% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $905, or 17% of the city’s $62,263 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Mount Vernon is updated every night from live Indiana 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.

Mount Vernon MBR-HAI 137.4 Highly Affordable
Rank in Indiana 453 of 621 1 = most affordable
Indiana 123.6 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.41% Indiana lenders
Median home value $163,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Mount Vernon is 13.8 points above the Indiana score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Indiana index

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What It Takes to Buy in Mount Vernon

$905/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.41%
$38,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$62,263
Median Household Income
Indiana: $71,957
2.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Indiana: 3.0x
$1,021/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,256/yr
Median Property Tax
0.77% of median value
18.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
44.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Mount Vernon Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Mount Vernon, Indiana score: 137.4 (Highly Affordable), ranked 453 of 621 Indiana cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/indiana/mount-vernon”