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Whitley City, KY Housing Affordability Index

Whitley City, Kentucky has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 131.8 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 215th most affordable of 431 scored Kentucky cities, compared with 120.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $116,700 home with 20% down, the Kentucky average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $638, or 23% of the city’s $33,719 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Whitley City 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.

Whitley City MBR-HAI 131.8 Highly Affordable
Rank in Kentucky 215 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 $116,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Whitley City is 11.0 points above the Kentucky score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Kentucky index

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See What You Can Afford in Whitley City, Kentucky

Use this Whitley City, Kentucky home affordability calculator to see how much house you can afford at today’s Kentucky average 30-year mortgage rate of 7.27%. A household earning the Whitley City median income of $33,719, with no other debts and $23,000 down, can afford a home of about $117,229, compared with a median home value of $116,700. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $31,800 once property tax and insurance are counted.

Whitley City median (Census)
Car, student loan, card minimums
Under 20% adds PMI
Kentucky average, 30-year fixed
Whitley City median bill (Census)
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You can afford a home up to
$117,229
At or above the Whitley City median home value of $116,700
Loan amount$94,229
Principal & interest$644/mo
Property tax$55/mo
Home insurance$49/mo
PMI$39/mo
Total monthly payment$787/mo
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How much house can you afford in Whitley City?

Most lenders use two limits. Your housing payment, including principal, interest, property tax, homeowners insurance and any PMI, should stay under about 28% of your gross monthly income, and all of your monthly debt payments together should stay under about 36%. The calculator takes whichever limit is lower, then works backward from that payment to the most expensive home it covers at the current rate.

In Whitley City, property taxes run about 0.56% of a home’s value each year, based on the Census median tax bill, which counts against the same monthly budget as the mortgage. Each quarter point move in mortgage rates changes the price you can afford by roughly $1,935 for a median income household. A larger down payment, paying down other debts, or a lower rate from a local lender all raise your budget.

What It Takes to Buy in Whitley City

$638/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$27,300
Income Needed
To keep principal and interest at 28% of income
$33,719
Median Household Income
Kentucky: $63,726
3.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Kentucky: 3.2x
$812/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$648/yr
Median Property Tax
0.56% of median value
36.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
53.1%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Whitley City Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Whitley City, Kentucky score: 131.8 (Highly Affordable), ranked 215 of 431 Kentucky cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/kentucky/whitley-city”