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Auburntown, TN Housing Affordability Index

Auburntown, Tennessee has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 189.0 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 37th most affordable of 380 scored Tennessee cities, compared with 103.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $245,200 home with 20% down, the Tennessee average 30-year fixed rate of 7.18% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,329, or 22% of the city’s $73,571 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Auburntown is updated every night from live Tennessee 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.

Auburntown MBR-HAI 189.0 Highly Affordable
Rank in Tennessee 37 of 380 1 = most affordable
Tennessee 103.7 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.18% Tennessee lenders
Median home value $245,200 U.S. Census Bureau

Auburntown is 85.3 points above the Tennessee score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Tennessee index

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What It Takes to Buy in Auburntown

$1,329/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.18%
$57,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$73,571
Median Household Income
Tennessee: $69,595
3.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Tennessee: 4.1x
$483/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$808/yr
Median Property Tax
0.33% of median value
13.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
6.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Auburntown Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Auburntown, Tennessee score: 189.0 (Highly Affordable), ranked 37 of 380 Tennessee cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/tennessee/auburntown”