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Harwich Port, MA Housing Affordability Index

Harwich Port, Massachusetts has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 57.1 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 190th most affordable of 193 scored Massachusetts cities, compared with 76.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $815,500 home with 20% down, the Massachusetts average 30-year fixed rate of 7.10% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $4,385, or 74% of the city’s $70,761 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Harwich Port is updated every night from live Massachusetts 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.

Harwich Port MBR-HAI 57.1 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in Massachusetts 190 of 193 1 = most affordable
Massachusetts 76.0 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.10% Massachusetts lenders
Median home value $815,500 U.S. Census Bureau

Harwich Port is 18.9 points below the Massachusetts score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Massachusetts index

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What It Takes to Buy in Harwich Port

$4,385/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.10%
$187,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$70,761
Median Household Income
Massachusetts: $103,960
11.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Massachusetts: 5.4x
$1,566/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$5,656/yr
Median Property Tax
0.69% of median value
41.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
44.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

How Harwich Port Ranks in Massachusetts

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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Harwich Port, Massachusetts score: 57.1 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 190 of 193 Massachusetts cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/massachusetts/harwich-port”