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Farmington, KY Housing Affordability Index

Farmington, Kentucky has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 139.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 173rd most affordable of 431 scored Kentucky cities, compared with 120.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $86,800 home with 20% down, the Kentucky average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $475, or 17% of the city’s $33,636 median household income.

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

Farmington MBR-HAI 139.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kentucky 173 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 $86,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Farmington is 18.5 points above the Kentucky score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Kentucky index

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What It Takes to Buy in Farmington

$475/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$20,300
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$33,636
Median Household Income
Kentucky: $63,726
2.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kentucky: 3.2x
$368/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,161/yr
Median Property Tax
1.34% of median value
63.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
59.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Farmington Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Farmington, Kentucky score: 139.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 173 of 431 Kentucky cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kentucky/farmington”