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Drexel Hill, PA Housing Affordability Index

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 104.7 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1131st most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $266,400 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,452, or 20% of the city’s $88,168 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Drexel Hill 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.

Drexel Hill MBR-HAI 104.7 Near National Average
Rank in Pennsylvania 1,131 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 $266,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Drexel Hill is 3.6 points below the Pennsylvania score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Pennsylvania index

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What It Takes to Buy in Drexel Hill

$1,452/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$62,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$88,168
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
3.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$1,820/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$6,758/yr
Median Property Tax
2.54% of median value
29.9%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
45.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Drexel Hill Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania score: 104.7 (Near National Average), ranked 1,131 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/drexel-hill”