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Whitesville, KY Housing Affordability Index

Whitesville, Kentucky has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 182.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 46th most affordable of 431 scored Kentucky cities, compared with 120.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $161,100 home with 20% down, the Kentucky average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $881, or 12% of the city’s $85,000 median household income.

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

Whitesville MBR-HAI 182.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kentucky 46 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 $161,100 U.S. Census Bureau

Whitesville is 61.4 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 Whitesville

$881/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$37,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$85,000
Median Household Income
Kentucky: $63,726
1.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kentucky: 3.2x
$879/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,164/yr
Median Property Tax
0.72% of median value
9.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
30.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Whitesville Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Whitesville, Kentucky score: 182.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 46 of 431 Kentucky cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kentucky/whitesville”