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Pleasant Hill, MO Housing Affordability Index

Pleasant Hill, Missouri has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 120.5 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 666th most affordable of 822 scored Missouri cities, compared with 115.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $278,400 home with 20% down, the Missouri average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,521, or 19% of the city’s $95,602 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Pleasant Hill 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.

Pleasant Hill MBR-HAI 120.5 Highly Affordable
Rank in Missouri 666 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 $278,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Pleasant Hill is 4.8 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 Pleasant Hill

$1,521/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$65,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$95,602
Median Household Income
Missouri: $70,702
2.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Missouri: 3.3x
$1,356/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,500/yr
Median Property Tax
0.90% of median value
20.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
37.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Pleasant Hill Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Pleasant Hill, Missouri score: 120.5 (Highly Affordable), ranked 666 of 822 Missouri cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/missouri/pleasant-hill”