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Balltown, IA Housing Affordability Index

Balltown, Iowa has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 146.8 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 641st most affordable of 891 scored Iowa cities, compared with 126.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $252,300 home with 20% down, the Iowa average 30-year fixed rate of 7.17% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,366, or 16% of the city’s $103,750 median household income.

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

Balltown MBR-HAI 146.8 Highly Affordable
Rank in Iowa 641 of 891 1 = most affordable
Iowa 126.4 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.17% Iowa lenders
Median home value $252,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Balltown is 20.5 points above the Iowa score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Iowa index

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What It Takes to Buy in Balltown

$1,366/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.17%
$58,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$103,750
Median Household Income
Iowa: $75,059
2.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Iowa: 2.8x
$1,304/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,389/yr
Median Property Tax
0.95% of median value
7.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
100.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Balltown Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Balltown, Iowa score: 146.8 (Highly Affordable), ranked 641 of 891 Iowa cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/iowa/balltown”