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Kissee Mills, MO Housing Affordability Index

Kissee Mills, Missouri has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 156.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 388th most affordable of 822 scored Missouri cities, compared with 115.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $163,300 home with 20% down, the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $892, or 16% of the city’s $67,460 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Kissee Mills 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.

Kissee Mills MBR-HAI 156.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Missouri 388 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 $163,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Kissee Mills is 40.9 points above the Missouri score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Missouri index

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See What You Can Afford in Kissee Mills, Missouri

Use this Kissee Mills, Missouri home affordability calculator to see how much house you can afford at today’s Missouri average 30-year mortgage rate of 7.26%. A household earning the Kissee Mills median income of $67,460, with no other debts and $33,000 down, can afford a home of about $223,749, compared with a median home value of $163,300. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $44,200 once property tax and insurance are counted.

Kissee Mills median (Census)
Car, student loan, card minimums
Under 20% adds PMI
Missouri average, 30-year fixed
Kissee Mills median bill (Census)
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You can afford a home up to
$223,749
At or above the Kissee Mills median home value of $163,300
Loan amount$190,749
Principal & interest$1,303/mo
Property tax$99/mo
Home insurance$93/mo
PMI$79/mo
Total monthly payment$1,574/mo
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How much house can you afford in Kissee Mills?

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 Kissee Mills, property taxes run about 0.53% 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 $3,929 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 Kissee Mills

$892/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$38,200
Income Needed
To keep principal and interest at 28% of income
$67,460
Median Household Income
Missouri: $70,702
2.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Missouri: 3.3x
$721/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$865/yr
Median Property Tax
0.53% of median value
23.4%
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 Kissee Mills, Missouri. The rate is the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Kissee Mills Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Kissee Mills, Missouri score: 156.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 388 of 822 Missouri cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/missouri/kissee-mills”