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Pendroy, MT Housing Affordability Index

Pendroy, Montana has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 344.0 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1st most affordable of 217 scored Montana cities, compared with 92.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $80,000 home with 20% down, the Montana average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $437, or 6% of the city’s $83,750 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Pendroy is updated every night from live Montana 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.

Pendroy MBR-HAI 344.0 Highly Affordable
Rank in Montana 1 of 217 1 = most affordable
Montana 92.8 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.26% Montana lenders
Median home value $80,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Pendroy is 251.2 points above the Montana score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Montana index

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What It Takes to Buy in Pendroy

$437/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$18,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$83,750
Median Household Income
Montana: $72,509
1.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Montana: 5.2x
$150/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,220/yr
Median Property Tax
Montana figure
100.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
38.6%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

How Pendroy Ranks in Montana

Cities with similar scores
#1Pendroy344.0
#2Rudyard301.9 #3Frazer286.8 #4Helmville265.2
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Pendroy, Montana score: 344.0 (Highly Affordable), ranked 1 of 217 Montana cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/montana/pendroy”