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Clear Lake, IA Housing Affordability Index

Clear Lake, Iowa has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 118.7 (More Affordable Than Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 834th most affordable of 891 scored Iowa cities, compared with 126.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $259,500 home with 20% down, the Iowa average 30-year fixed rate of 7.17% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,405, or 21% of the city’s $79,415 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Clear Lake 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.

Clear Lake MBR-HAI 118.7 More Affordable Than Average
Rank in Iowa 834 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 $259,500 U.S. Census Bureau

Clear Lake is 7.7 points below the Iowa score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Iowa index

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What It Takes to Buy in Clear Lake

$1,405/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.17%
$60,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$79,415
Median Household Income
Iowa: $75,059
3.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Iowa: 2.8x
$1,167/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,313/yr
Median Property Tax
1.28% of median value
15.9%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
29.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Clear Lake Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Clear Lake, Iowa score: 118.7 (More Affordable Than Average), ranked 834 of 891 Iowa cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/iowa/clear-lake”