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Honesdale, PA Housing Affordability Index

Honesdale, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 94.8 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1241st most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $182,400 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $994, or 25% of the city’s $47,485 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Honesdale 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.

Honesdale MBR-HAI 94.8 Near National Average
Rank in Pennsylvania 1,241 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 $182,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Honesdale is 13.5 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 Honesdale

$994/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$42,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$47,485
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
3.8x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$834/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,659/yr
Median Property Tax
Pennsylvania figure
52.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
50.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Honesdale Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Honesdale, Pennsylvania score: 94.8 (Near National Average), ranked 1,241 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/honesdale”