MonitorBankRates
☰
New Report Fall 2026 Housing Affordability Report: every state is less affordable than in late August as average 30-year mortgage rates passed 7%. Read the report

Monroe City, MO Housing Affordability Index

Monroe City, Missouri has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 130.2 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 587th most affordable of 822 scored Missouri cities, compared with 115.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $159,300 home with 20% down, the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $870, or 19% of the city’s $55,737 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Monroe City 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.

Monroe City MBR-HAI 130.2 Highly Affordable
Rank in Missouri 587 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 $159,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Monroe City is 14.5 points above the Missouri score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Missouri index

View Monroe City Mortgage Rates

What It Takes to Buy in Monroe City

$870/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$37,300
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$55,737
Median Household Income
Missouri: $70,702
2.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Missouri: 3.3x
$959/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,246/yr
Median Property Tax
0.78% of median value
26.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
29.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Monroe City Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Monroe City, Missouri score: 130.2 (Highly Affordable), ranked 587 of 822 Missouri cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/missouri/monroe-city”