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New Hempstead, NY Housing Affordability Index

New Hempstead, New York has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 66.9 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 865th most affordable of 922 scored New York cities, compared with 80.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $816,600 home with 20% down, the New York average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $4,465, or 42% of the city’s $126,165 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for New Hempstead 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.

New Hempstead MBR-HAI 66.9 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in New York 865 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 $816,600 U.S. Census Bureau

New Hempstead is 13.2 points below the New York score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the New York index

View New Hempstead Mortgage Rates

What It Takes to Buy in New Hempstead

$4,465/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$191,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$126,165
Median Household Income
New York: $85,974
6.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
New York: 4.9x
$2,662/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$6,954/yr
Median Property Tax
New York figure
56.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
91.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the New Hempstead Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. New Hempstead, New York score: 66.9 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 865 of 922 New York cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/new-york/new-hempstead”