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Austin, TX Housing Affordability Index

Austin, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 79.7 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1191st most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $555,300 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,044, or 39% of the city’s $93,658 median household income.

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

Austin MBR-HAI 79.7 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Texas 1,191 of 1,229 1 = most affordable
Texas 99.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.29% Texas lenders
Median home value $555,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Austin is 19.5 points below the Texas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Texas index

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What It Takes to Buy in Austin

$3,044/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$130,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$93,658
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
5.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$2,128/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$8,436/yr
Median Property Tax
1.52% of median value
27.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
46.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Austin Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Austin, Texas score: 79.7 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 1,191 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/austin”