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Lawson, MO Housing Affordability Index

Lawson, Missouri has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 124.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 629th most affordable of 822 scored Missouri cities, compared with 115.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $186,000 home with 20% down, the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,016, or 18% of the city’s $65,941 median household income.

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

Lawson MBR-HAI 124.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Missouri 629 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 $186,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Lawson is 8.9 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 Lawson

$1,016/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$43,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$65,941
Median Household Income
Missouri: $70,702
2.8x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Missouri: 3.3x
$1,026/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,647/yr
Median Property Tax
0.89% of median value
32.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
35.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Lawson Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Lawson, Missouri score: 124.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 629 of 822 Missouri cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/missouri/lawson”