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Ithaca, NY Housing Affordability Index

Ithaca, New York has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 66.2 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 868th most affordable of 922 scored New York cities, compared with 80.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $342,700 home with 20% down, the New York average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,874, or 46% of the city’s $48,784 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Ithaca 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.

Ithaca MBR-HAI 66.2 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in New York 868 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 $342,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Ithaca is 14.0 points below 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 Ithaca

$1,874/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$80,300
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$48,784
Median Household Income
New York: $85,974
7.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
New York: 4.9x
$1,654/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$9,702/yr
Median Property Tax
2.83% of median value
19.7%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
56.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Ithaca Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Ithaca, New York score: 66.2 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 868 of 922 New York cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/new-york/ithaca”