Brookside Village, TX Housing Affordability Index
Brookside Village, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 108.5 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 864th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $352,300 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,931, or 21% of the city’s $110,833 median household income.
The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Brookside Village 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.
Brookside Village is 9.4 points above the Texas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Texas index
View Brookside Village Mortgage RatesSee What You Can Afford in Brookside Village, Texas
Use this Brookside Village, Texas home affordability calculator to see how much house you can afford at today’s Texas average 30-year mortgage rate of 7.29%. A household earning the Brookside Village median income of $110,833, with no other debts and $70,000 down, can afford a home of about $340,660, compared with a median home value of $352,300. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $110,200 once property tax and insurance are counted.
| Loan amount | $270,660 |
| Principal & interest | $1,854/mo |
| Property tax | $477/mo |
| Home insurance | $142/mo |
| PMI | $0/mo |
| Total monthly payment | $2,473/mo |
How much house can you afford in Brookside Village?
Most lenders use two limits. Your housing payment, including principal, interest, property tax, homeowners insurance and any PMI, should stay under about 28% of your gross monthly income, and all of your monthly debt payments together should stay under about 36%. The calculator takes whichever limit is lower, then works backward from that payment to the most expensive home it covers at the current rate.
In Brookside Village, property taxes run about 1.68% of a home’s value each year, based on the Census median tax bill, which counts against the same monthly budget as the mortgage. Each quarter point move in mortgage rates changes the price you can afford by roughly $7,533 for a median income household. A larger down payment, paying down other debts, or a lower rate from a local lender all raise your budget.
What It Takes to Buy in Brookside Village
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Brookside Village, Texas. The rate is the Texas average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.
How Brookside Village Ranks in Texas
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Scores update each morning, computed from rate data captured the previous night. Score of 100 = national average at a 6.5% reference rate.
