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Sleepy Eye, MN Housing Affordability Index

Sleepy Eye, Minnesota has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 142.9 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 325th most affordable of 809 scored Minnesota cities, compared with 97.5 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $147,600 home with 20% down, the Minnesota average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $807, or 14% of the city’s $66,911 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Sleepy Eye is updated every night from live Minnesota 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.

Sleepy Eye MBR-HAI 142.9 Highly Affordable
Rank in Minnesota 325 of 809 1 = most affordable
Minnesota 97.5 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.27% Minnesota lenders
Median home value $147,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Sleepy Eye is 45.4 points above the Minnesota score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Minnesota index

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What It Takes to Buy in Sleepy Eye

$807/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$34,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$66,911
Median Household Income
Minnesota: $89,062
2.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Minnesota: 3.7x
$895/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,442/yr
Median Property Tax
0.98% of median value
23.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
49.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Sleepy Eye Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota score: 142.9 (Highly Affordable), ranked 325 of 809 Minnesota cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/minnesota/sleepy-eye”