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East Mountain, TX Housing Affordability Index

East Mountain, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 118.4 (More Affordable Than Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 691st most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $196,900 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,079, or 20% of the city’s $64,375 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for East Mountain 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.

East Mountain MBR-HAI 118.4 More Affordable Than Average
Rank in Texas 691 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 $196,900 U.S. Census Bureau

East Mountain is 19.3 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 East Mountain

$1,079/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$46,300
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$64,375
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
3.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$815/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,435/yr
Median Property Tax
1.74% of median value
17.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
55.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the East Mountain Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. East Mountain, Texas score: 118.4 (More Affordable Than Average), ranked 691 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/east-mountain”