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Ben Bolt, TX Housing Affordability Index

Ben Bolt, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 173.2 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 229th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $100,000 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $548, or 11% of the city’s $61,741 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Ben Bolt 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.

Ben Bolt MBR-HAI 173.2 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 229 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 $100,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Ben Bolt is 74.0 points above the Texas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Texas index

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What It Takes to Buy in Ben Bolt

$548/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$23,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$61,741
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
1.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$665/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,844/yr
Median Property Tax
1.84% of median value
49.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
77.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Ben Bolt Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Ben Bolt, Texas score: 173.2 (Highly Affordable), ranked 229 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/ben-bolt”