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Valley Center, KS Housing Affordability Index

Valley Center, Kansas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 117.9 (More Affordable Than Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 502nd most affordable of 542 scored Kansas cities, compared with 120.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $227,700 home with 20% down, the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,250, or 19% of the city’s $77,020 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Valley Center 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.

Valley Center MBR-HAI 117.9 More Affordable Than Average
Rank in Kansas 502 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 $227,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Valley Center is 2.2 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 Valley Center

$1,250/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$53,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$77,020
Median Household Income
Kansas: $74,275
3.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kansas: 2.9x
$1,254/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,379/yr
Median Property Tax
1.48% of median value
20.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
37.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Valley Center Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Valley Center, Kansas score: 117.9 (More Affordable Than Average), ranked 502 of 542 Kansas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kansas/valley-center”