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Crystal Lakes, MO Housing Affordability Index

Crystal Lakes, Missouri has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 151.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 427th most affordable of 822 scored Missouri cities, compared with 115.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $152,300 home with 20% down, the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $832, or 14% of the city’s $69,107 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Crystal Lakes 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.

Crystal Lakes MBR-HAI 151.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Missouri 427 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 $152,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Crystal Lakes is 35.4 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 Crystal Lakes

$832/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$35,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$69,107
Median Household Income
Missouri: $70,702
2.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Missouri: 3.3x
$690/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,690/yr
Median Property Tax
1.11% of median value
19.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
41.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Crystal Lakes Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Crystal Lakes, Missouri score: 151.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 427 of 822 Missouri cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/missouri/crystal-lakes”