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Blythedale, MO Housing Affordability Index

Blythedale, Missouri has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 479.8 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 2nd most affordable of 822 scored Missouri cities, compared with 115.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $24,600 home with 20% down, the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $134, or 3% of the city’s $54,750 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Blythedale is updated every night from live Missouri 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.

Blythedale MBR-HAI 479.8 Highly Affordable
Rank in Missouri 2 of 822 1 = most affordable
Missouri 115.7 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.26% Missouri lenders
Median home value $24,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Blythedale is 364.1 points above the Missouri score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Missouri index

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What It Takes to Buy in Blythedale

$134/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$5,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$54,750
Median Household Income
Missouri: $70,702
0.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Missouri: 3.3x
$404/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,278/yr
Median Property Tax
5.20% of median value
15.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
58.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

How Blythedale Ranks in Missouri

Cities with similar scores
#1Rosendale536.6
#2Blythedale479.8
#3Darlington435.4 #4Rush Hill393.7 #5Excelsior Estates375.5
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Blythedale, Missouri score: 479.8 (Highly Affordable), ranked 2 of 822 Missouri cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/missouri/blythedale”