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Tonganoxie, KS Housing Affordability Index

Tonganoxie, Kansas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 106.6 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 521st most affordable of 542 scored Kansas cities, compared with 120.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $261,700 home with 20% down, the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,437, or 22% of the city’s $80,109 median household income.

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

Tonganoxie MBR-HAI 106.6 Near National Average
Rank in Kansas 521 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 $261,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Tonganoxie is 13.5 points below the Kansas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Kansas index

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What It Takes to Buy in Tonganoxie

$1,437/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$61,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$80,109
Median Household Income
Kansas: $74,275
3.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kansas: 2.9x
$1,514/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,004/yr
Median Property Tax
1.53% of median value
34.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
36.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Tonganoxie Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Tonganoxie, Kansas score: 106.6 (Near National Average), ranked 521 of 542 Kansas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kansas/tonganoxie”