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Wright, KS Housing Affordability Index

Wright, Kansas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 73.2 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 542nd most affordable of 542 scored Kansas cities, compared with 120.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $220,100 home with 20% down, the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,208, or 47% of the city’s $31,058 median household income.

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

Wright MBR-HAI 73.2 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Kansas 542 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 $220,100 U.S. Census Bureau

Wright is 46.8 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 Wright

$1,208/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$51,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$31,058
Median Household Income
Kansas: $74,275
7.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kansas: 2.9x
$924/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,777/yr
Median Property Tax
Kansas figure
88.6%
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 Wright, Kansas. The rate is the Kansas average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

How Wright Ranks in Kansas

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#542Wright73.2
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Wright, Kansas score: 73.2 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 542 of 542 Kansas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kansas/wright”