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Orleans, IA Housing Affordability Index

Orleans, Iowa has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 77.1 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 890th most affordable of 891 scored Iowa cities, compared with 126.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $573,200 home with 20% down, the Iowa average 30-year fixed rate of 7.17% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,103, or 50% of the city’s $74,750 median household income.

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

Orleans MBR-HAI 77.1 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Iowa 890 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 $573,200 U.S. Census Bureau

Orleans is 49.3 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 Orleans

$3,103/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.17%
$133,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$74,750
Median Household Income
Iowa: $75,059
7.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Iowa: 2.8x
$1,211/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,500/yr
Median Property Tax
0.79% of median value
34.1%
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 Orleans, Iowa. The rate is the Iowa average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

How Orleans Ranks in Iowa

Cities with similar scores
#887Wever91.3 #888Iowa City86.1 #889Shueyville84.8
#890Orleans77.1
#891West Okoboji72.6
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Orleans, Iowa score: 77.1 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 890 of 891 Iowa cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/iowa/orleans”