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New Castle, KY Housing Affordability Index

New Castle, Kentucky has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 109.4 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 366th most affordable of 431 scored Kentucky cities, compared with 120.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $154,000 home with 20% down, the Kentucky average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $842, or 23% of the city’s $43,203 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for New Castle 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.

New Castle MBR-HAI 109.4 Near National Average
Rank in Kentucky 366 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 $154,000 U.S. Census Bureau

New Castle is 11.4 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 New Castle

$842/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$36,100
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$43,203
Median Household Income
Kentucky: $63,726
3.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kentucky: 3.2x
$678/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,625/yr
Median Property Tax
1.06% of median value
36.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
61.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the New Castle Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. New Castle, Kentucky score: 109.4 (Near National Average), ranked 366 of 431 Kentucky cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kentucky/new-castle”