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Paradise, KS Housing Affordability Index

Paradise, Kansas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 560.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1st most affordable of 542 scored Kansas cities, compared with 120.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $24,300 home with 20% down, the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $133, or 2% of the city’s $66,071 median household income.

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

Paradise MBR-HAI 560.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kansas 1 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 $24,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Paradise is 440.2 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 Paradise

$133/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$5,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$66,071
Median Household Income
Kansas: $74,275
0.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kansas: 2.9x
$433/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 Paradise, Kansas. The rate is the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

How Paradise Ranks in Kansas

Cities with similar scores
#1Paradise560.3
#2Portis527.3 #3Bluff City509.1 #4Lone Elm495.1
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Paradise, Kansas score: 560.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 1 of 542 Kansas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kansas/paradise”