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Fairmount Heights, MD Housing Affordability Index

Fairmount Heights, Maryland has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 71.9 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 246th most affordable of 259 scored Maryland cities, compared with 89.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $396,800 home with 20% down, the Maryland average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,169, or 33% of the city’s $78,516 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Fairmount Heights is updated every night from live Maryland 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.

Fairmount Heights MBR-HAI 71.9 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Maryland 246 of 259 1 = most affordable
Maryland 89.4 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.27% Maryland lenders
Median home value $396,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Fairmount Heights is 17.5 points below the Maryland score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Maryland index

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What It Takes to Buy in Fairmount Heights

$2,169/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$92,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$78,516
Median Household Income
Maryland: $103,678
5.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Maryland: 4.1x
$2,133/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,632/yr
Median Property Tax
1.17% of median value
45.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
86.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Fairmount Heights Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Fairmount Heights, Maryland score: 71.9 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 246 of 259 Maryland cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/maryland/fairmount-heights”