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New Albany, KS Housing Affordability Index

New Albany, Kansas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 386.5 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 15th most affordable of 542 scored Kansas cities, compared with 120.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $46,400 home with 20% down, the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $255, or 4% of the city’s $82,813 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for New Albany 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.

New Albany MBR-HAI 386.5 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kansas 15 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 $46,400 U.S. Census Bureau

New Albany is 266.4 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 New Albany

$255/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$10,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$82,813
Median Household Income
Kansas: $74,275
0.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kansas: 2.9x
$725/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,777/yr
Median Property Tax
Kansas figure
22.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
40.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the New Albany Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. New Albany, Kansas score: 386.5 (Highly Affordable), ranked 15 of 542 Kansas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kansas/new-albany”