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Meadowlakes, TX Housing Affordability Index

Meadowlakes, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 89.6 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1135th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $385,900 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $2,115, or 32% of the city’s $79,050 median household income.

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

Meadowlakes MBR-HAI 89.6 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Texas 1,135 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 $385,900 U.S. Census Bureau

Meadowlakes is 9.6 points below the Texas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Texas index

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What It Takes to Buy in Meadowlakes

$2,115/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$90,700
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$79,050
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
4.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$1,163/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$5,361/yr
Median Property Tax
1.39% of median value
36.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
36.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Meadowlakes Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Meadowlakes, Texas score: 89.6 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 1,135 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/meadowlakes”