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Seaside Park, NJ Housing Affordability Index

Seaside Park, New Jersey has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 56.7 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 450th most affordable of 455 scored New Jersey cities, compared with 83.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $860,200 home with 20% down, the New Jersey average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $4,702, or 67% of the city’s $84,375 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Seaside Park is updated every night from live New Jersey 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.

Seaside Park MBR-HAI 56.7 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in New Jersey 450 of 455 1 = most affordable
New Jersey 83.4 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.27% New Jersey lenders
Median home value $860,200 U.S. Census Bureau

Seaside Park is 26.8 points below the New Jersey score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the New Jersey index

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What It Takes to Buy in Seaside Park

$4,702/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$201,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$84,375
Median Household Income
New Jersey: $103,556
10.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
New Jersey: 4.4x
$2,271/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$9,964/yr
Median Property Tax
1.16% of median value
48.9%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
49.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Seaside Park Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Seaside Park, New Jersey score: 56.7 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 450 of 455 New Jersey cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/new-jersey/seaside-park”