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Grapeland, TX Housing Affordability Index

Grapeland, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 128.8 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 553rd most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $121,100 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $664, or 20% of the city’s $39,643 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Grapeland 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.

Grapeland MBR-HAI 128.8 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 553 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 $121,100 U.S. Census Bureau

Grapeland is 29.7 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 Grapeland

$664/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$28,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$39,643
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
3.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$681/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,359/yr
Median Property Tax
1.12% of median value
30.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
22.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Grapeland Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Grapeland, Texas score: 128.8 (Highly Affordable), ranked 553 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/grapeland”