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Gallatin, MO Housing Affordability Index

Gallatin, Missouri has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 137.5 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 523rd most affordable of 822 scored Missouri cities, compared with 115.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $137,500 home with 20% down, the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $751, or 19% of the city’s $47,198 median household income.

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

Gallatin MBR-HAI 137.5 Highly Affordable
Rank in Missouri 523 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 $137,500 U.S. Census Bureau

Gallatin is 21.9 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 Gallatin

$751/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$32,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$47,198
Median Household Income
Missouri: $70,702
2.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Missouri: 3.3x
$763/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$984/yr
Median Property Tax
0.72% of median value
19.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
29.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Gallatin Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Gallatin, Missouri score: 137.5 (Highly Affordable), ranked 523 of 822 Missouri cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/missouri/gallatin”