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Sacramento, KY Housing Affordability Index

Sacramento, Kentucky has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 163.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 87th most affordable of 431 scored Kentucky cities, compared with 120.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $75,300 home with 20% down, the Kentucky average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $412, or 14% of the city’s $34,107 median household income.

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

Sacramento MBR-HAI 163.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kentucky 87 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 $75,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Sacramento is 42.8 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 Sacramento

$412/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$17,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$34,107
Median Household Income
Kentucky: $63,726
2.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kentucky: 3.2x
$514/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$729/yr
Median Property Tax
0.97% of median value
35.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
37.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Sacramento Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Sacramento, Kentucky score: 163.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 87 of 431 Kentucky cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kentucky/sacramento”