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Perryville, KY Housing Affordability Index

Perryville, Kentucky has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 164.8 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 82nd most affordable of 431 scored Kentucky cities, compared with 120.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $144,800 home with 20% down, the Kentucky average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $792, or 15% of the city’s $62,552 median household income.

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

Perryville MBR-HAI 164.8 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kentucky 82 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 $144,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Perryville is 44.0 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 Perryville

$792/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$33,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$62,552
Median Household Income
Kentucky: $63,726
2.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kentucky: 3.2x
$550/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,600/yr
Median Property Tax
1.10% of median value
18.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
13.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Perryville Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Perryville, Kentucky score: 164.8 (Highly Affordable), ranked 82 of 431 Kentucky cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kentucky/perryville”