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Pocasset, MA Housing Affordability Index

Pocasset, Massachusetts has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 58.8 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 189th most affordable of 193 scored Massachusetts cities, compared with 76.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $709,900 home with 20% down, the Massachusetts average 30-year fixed rate of 7.10% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,817, or 54% of the city’s $84,583 median household income.

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

Pocasset MBR-HAI 58.8 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in Massachusetts 189 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 $709,900 U.S. Census Bureau

Pocasset is 17.1 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 Pocasset

$3,817/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.10%
$163,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$84,583
Median Household Income
Massachusetts: $103,960
8.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Massachusetts: 5.4x
$2,242/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,864/yr
Median Property Tax
0.69% of median value
52.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
86.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

How Pocasset Ranks in Massachusetts

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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Pocasset, Massachusetts score: 58.8 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 189 of 193 Massachusetts cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/massachusetts/pocasset”