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Yellow Springs, OH Housing Affordability Index

Yellow Springs, Ohio has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 94.1 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 958th most affordable of 981 scored Ohio cities, compared with 112.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $332,000 home with 20% down, the Ohio average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,819, or 25% of the city’s $85,982 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Yellow Springs is updated every night from live Ohio 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.

Yellow Springs MBR-HAI 94.1 Near National Average
Rank in Ohio 958 of 981 1 = most affordable
Ohio 112.1 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.29% Ohio lenders
Median home value $332,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Yellow Springs is 18.0 points below the Ohio score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Ohio index

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What It Takes to Buy in Yellow Springs

$1,819/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$77,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$85,982
Median Household Income
Ohio: $71,389
3.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Ohio: 3.0x
$1,396/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,702/yr
Median Property Tax
1.42% of median value
26.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
36.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Yellow Springs Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Yellow Springs, Ohio score: 94.1 (Near National Average), ranked 958 of 981 Ohio cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/ohio/yellow-springs”