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Fort Washington, PA Housing Affordability Index

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 110.7 (More Affordable Than Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1039th most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $575,600 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,136, or 23% of the city’s $166,321 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Fort Washington 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.

Fort Washington MBR-HAI 110.7 More Affordable Than Average
Rank in Pennsylvania 1,039 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 $575,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Fort Washington is 2.4 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 Fort Washington

$3,136/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$134,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$166,321
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
3.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$2,095/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$8,730/yr
Median Property Tax
1.52% of median value
10.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
61.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Fort Washington Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania score: 110.7 (More Affordable Than Average), ranked 1,039 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/fort-washington”