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Newport, PA Housing Affordability Index

Newport, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 136.4 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 643rd most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $151,600 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $826, or 16% of the city’s $62,944 median household income.

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

Newport MBR-HAI 136.4 Highly Affordable
Rank in Pennsylvania 643 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 $151,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Newport is 28.1 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 Newport

$826/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$35,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$62,944
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
2.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$1,209/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,759/yr
Median Property Tax
1.16% of median value
17.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
37.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Newport Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Newport, Pennsylvania score: 136.4 (Highly Affordable), ranked 643 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/newport”