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Hustontown, PA Housing Affordability Index

Hustontown, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 204.2 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 109th most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $153,600 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $837, or 10% of the city’s $100,625 median household income.

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

Hustontown MBR-HAI 204.2 Highly Affordable
Rank in Pennsylvania 109 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 $153,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Hustontown is 95.9 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 Hustontown

$837/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$35,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$100,625
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
1.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$1,033/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$936/yr
Median Property Tax
0.61% of median value
23.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
22.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Hustontown Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Hustontown, Pennsylvania score: 204.2 (Highly Affordable), ranked 109 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/hustontown”