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Bowling Green, KY Housing Affordability Index

Bowling Green, Kentucky has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 94.6 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 414th most affordable of 431 scored Kentucky cities, compared with 120.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $241,900 home with 20% down, the Kentucky average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,323, or 32% of the city’s $48,873 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Bowling Green is updated every night from live Kentucky 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.

Bowling Green MBR-HAI 94.6 Near National Average
Rank in Kentucky 414 of 431 1 = most affordable
Kentucky 120.8 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.27% Kentucky lenders
Median home value $241,900 U.S. Census Bureau

Bowling Green is 26.2 points below the Kentucky score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Kentucky index

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What It Takes to Buy in Bowling Green

$1,323/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$56,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$48,873
Median Household Income
Kentucky: $63,726
4.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kentucky: 3.2x
$1,064/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,728/yr
Median Property Tax
0.71% of median value
21.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
47.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Bowling Green Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Bowling Green, Kentucky score: 94.6 (Near National Average), ranked 414 of 431 Kentucky cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kentucky/bowling-green”