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Forest Grove, OR Housing Affordability Index

Forest Grove, Oregon has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 77.6 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 204th most affordable of 267 scored Oregon cities, compared with 78.0 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $479,600 home with 20% down, the Oregon average 30-year fixed rate of 7.28% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,626, or 36% of the city’s $87,933 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Forest Grove is updated every night from live Oregon 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.

Forest Grove MBR-HAI 77.6 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Oregon 204 of 267 1 = most affordable
Oregon 78.0 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.28% Oregon lenders
Median home value $479,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Forest Grove is 0.3 points below the Oregon score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Oregon index

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What It Takes to Buy in Forest Grove

$2,626/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.28%
$112,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$87,933
Median Household Income
Oregon: $83,011
5.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Oregon: 5.8x
$1,763/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,048/yr
Median Property Tax
0.84% of median value
34.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
55.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Forest Grove Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Forest Grove, Oregon score: 77.6 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 204 of 267 Oregon cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/oregon/forest-grove”