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Deer Park, NY Housing Affordability Index

Deer Park, New York has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 88.7 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 664th most affordable of 922 scored New York cities, compared with 80.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $543,500 home with 20% down, the New York average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,972, or 26% of the city’s $137,105 median household income.

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

Deer Park MBR-HAI 88.7 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in New York 664 of 922 1 = most affordable
New York 80.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.27% New York lenders
Median home value $543,500 U.S. Census Bureau

Deer Park is 8.6 points above the New York score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the New York index

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What It Takes to Buy in Deer Park

$2,972/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$127,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$137,105
Median Household Income
New York: $85,974
4.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
New York: 4.9x
$2,619/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$6,954/yr
Median Property Tax
New York figure
34.9%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
53.6%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Deer Park Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Deer Park, New York score: 88.7 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 664 of 922 New York cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/new-york/deer-park”