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Mount Auburn, IA Housing Affordability Index

Mount Auburn, Iowa has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 211.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 237th most affordable of 891 scored Iowa cities, compared with 126.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $125,000 home with 20% down, the Iowa average 30-year fixed rate of 7.17% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $677, or 10% of the city’s $79,000 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Mount Auburn 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.

Mount Auburn MBR-HAI 211.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Iowa 237 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 $125,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Mount Auburn is 85.3 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 Mount Auburn

$677/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.17%
$29,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$79,000
Median Household Income
Iowa: $75,059
1.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Iowa: 2.8x
$477/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,063/yr
Median Property Tax
0.85% of median value
17.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
39.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Mount Auburn Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Mount Auburn, Iowa score: 211.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 237 of 891 Iowa cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/iowa/mount-auburn”