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McCallsburg, IA Housing Affordability Index

McCallsburg, Iowa has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 135.0 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 735th most affordable of 891 scored Iowa cities, compared with 126.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $168,600 home with 20% down, the Iowa average 30-year fixed rate of 7.17% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $913, or 17% of the city’s $65,000 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for McCallsburg 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.

McCallsburg MBR-HAI 135.0 Highly Affordable
Rank in Iowa 735 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 $168,600 U.S. Census Bureau

McCallsburg is 8.7 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 McCallsburg

$913/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.17%
$39,100
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$65,000
Median Household Income
Iowa: $75,059
2.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Iowa: 2.8x
$1,256/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,407/yr
Median Property Tax
0.83% of median value
18.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
62.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the McCallsburg Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. McCallsburg, Iowa score: 135.0 (Highly Affordable), ranked 735 of 891 Iowa cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/iowa/mccallsburg”