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Powells Crossroads, TN Housing Affordability Index

Powells Crossroads, Tennessee has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 253.8 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 6th most affordable of 380 scored Tennessee cities, compared with 103.7 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $187,800 home with 20% down, the Tennessee average 30-year fixed rate of 7.18% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,018, or 18% of the city’s $67,549 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Powells Crossroads 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.

Powells Crossroads MBR-HAI 253.8 Highly Affordable
Rank in Tennessee 6 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 $187,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Powells Crossroads is 150.1 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 Powells Crossroads

$1,018/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.18%
$43,600
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$67,549
Median Household Income
Tennessee: $69,595
2.8x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Tennessee: 4.1x
$656/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$826/yr
Median Property Tax
0.44% of median value
18.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
2.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Powells Crossroads Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Powells Crossroads, Tennessee score: 253.8 (Highly Affordable), ranked 6 of 380 Tennessee cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/tennessee/powells-crossroads”