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New Brighton, PA Housing Affordability Index

New Brighton, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 143.7 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 537th most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $109,200 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $595, or 13% of the city’s $52,939 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for New Brighton 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.

New Brighton MBR-HAI 143.7 Highly Affordable
Rank in Pennsylvania 537 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 $109,200 U.S. Census Bureau

New Brighton is 35.4 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 New Brighton

$595/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$25,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$52,939
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
2.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$951/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$2,194/yr
Median Property Tax
2.01% of median value
28.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
35.6%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the New Brighton Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. New Brighton, Pennsylvania score: 143.7 (Highly Affordable), ranked 537 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/new-brighton”