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Slippery Rock, PA Housing Affordability Index

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 86.1 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1299th most affordable of 1,325 scored Pennsylvania cities, compared with 108.3 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $255,400 home with 20% down, the Pennsylvania average 30-year fixed rate of 7.23% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,392, or 32% of the city’s $52,262 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Slippery Rock 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.

Slippery Rock MBR-HAI 86.1 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Pennsylvania 1,299 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 $255,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Slippery Rock is 22.2 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 Slippery Rock

$1,392/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.23%
$59,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$52,262
Median Household Income
Pennsylvania: $77,971
4.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Pennsylvania: 3.3x
$1,493/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,500/yr
Median Property Tax
1.76% of median value
18.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
34.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Slippery Rock Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania score: 86.1 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 1,299 of 1,325 Pennsylvania cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/pennsylvania/slippery-rock”