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Ben Avon Heights, PA Housing Affordability Index

Ben Avon Heights, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 148.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 485th most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $542,500 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,956, or 15% of the city’s $234,375 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Ben Avon Heights is updated every night from live Pennsylvania 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.

Ben Avon Heights MBR-HAI 148.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Pennsylvania 485 of 1,325 1 = most affordable
Pennsylvania 108.3 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.23% Pennsylvania lenders
Median home value $542,500 U.S. Census Bureau

Ben Avon Heights is 39.8 points above the Pennsylvania score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Pennsylvania index

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What It Takes to Buy in Ben Avon Heights

$2,956/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$126,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$234,375
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
2.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$2,350/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$7,868/yr
Median Property Tax
1.45% of median value
7.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
45.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Ben Avon Heights Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Ben Avon Heights, Pennsylvania score: 148.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 485 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/ben-avon-heights”