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Bennington, KS Housing Affordability Index

Bennington, Kansas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 154.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 375th most affordable of 542 scored Kansas cities, compared with 120.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $156,400 home with 20% down, the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $859, or 14% of the city’s $74,375 median household income.

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

Bennington MBR-HAI 154.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kansas 375 of 542 1 = most affordable
Kansas 120.0 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.31% Kansas lenders
Median home value $156,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Bennington is 34.1 points above the Kansas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Kansas index

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What It Takes to Buy in Bennington

$859/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$36,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$74,375
Median Household Income
Kansas: $74,275
2.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kansas: 2.9x
$857/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,688/yr
Median Property Tax
1.72% of median value
36.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
17.1%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Bennington Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Bennington, Kansas score: 154.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 375 of 542 Kansas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kansas/bennington”