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Milford, PA Housing Affordability Index

Milford, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 84.5 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1302nd most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $362,600 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,976, or 32% of the city’s $74,844 median household income.

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

Milford MBR-HAI 84.5 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Pennsylvania 1,302 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 $362,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Milford is 23.8 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 Milford

$1,976/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$84,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$74,844
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
4.8x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$1,527/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$6,020/yr
Median Property Tax
1.66% of median value
31.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
35.1%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Milford Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Milford, Pennsylvania score: 84.5 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 1,302 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/milford”