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Kirbyville, TX Housing Affordability Index

Kirbyville, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 161.4 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 295th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $87,400 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $479, or 13% of the city’s $43,083 median household income.

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

Kirbyville MBR-HAI 161.4 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 295 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 $87,400 U.S. Census Bureau

Kirbyville is 62.2 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 Kirbyville

$479/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$20,500
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$43,083
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
2.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$641/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,115/yr
Median Property Tax
1.28% of median value
25.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
36.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Kirbyville Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Kirbyville, Texas score: 161.4 (Highly Affordable), ranked 295 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/kirbyville”