Noxapater, MS Housing Affordability Index
Noxapater, Mississippi has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 209.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 24th most affordable of 285 scored Mississippi cities, compared with 131.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $71,300 home with 20% down, the Mississippi average 30-year fixed rate of 7.20% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $387, or 10% of the city’s $46,023 median household income.
The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Noxapater is updated every night from live Mississippi 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.
Noxapater is 78.0 points above the Mississippi score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Mississippi index
View Noxapater Mortgage RatesSee What You Can Afford in Noxapater, Mississippi
Use this Noxapater, Mississippi home affordability calculator to see how much house you can afford at today’s Mississippi average 30-year mortgage rate of 7.20%. A household earning the Noxapater median income of $46,023, with no other debts and $14,000 down, can afford a home of about $138,034, compared with a median home value of $71,300. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $20,600 once property tax and insurance are counted.
| Loan amount | $124,034 |
| Principal & interest | $842/mo |
| Property tax | $123/mo |
| Home insurance | $58/mo |
| PMI | $52/mo |
| Total monthly payment | $1,074/mo |
How much house can you afford in Noxapater?
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 Noxapater, property taxes run about 1.07% 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 $2,430 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 Noxapater
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Noxapater, Mississippi. The rate is the Mississippi average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.
How Noxapater Ranks in Mississippi
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Scores update each morning, computed from rate data captured the previous night. Score of 100 = national average at a 6.5% reference rate.
