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Meridian, TX Housing Affordability Index

Meridian, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 169.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 248th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $116,700 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $640, or 12% of the city’s $65,625 median household income.

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

Meridian MBR-HAI 169.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 248 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 $116,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Meridian is 70.1 points above the Texas score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Texas index

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See What You Can Afford in Meridian, Texas

Use this Meridian, 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 Meridian median income of $65,625, with no other debts and $23,000 down, can afford a home of about $191,877, compared with a median home value of $116,700. Buying the median priced home with 20% down takes a household income of about $35,300 once property tax and insurance are counted.

Meridian median (Census)
Car, student loan, card minimums
Under 20% adds PMI
Texas average, 30-year fixed
Meridian median bill (Census)
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You can afford a home up to
$191,877
At or above the Meridian median home value of $116,700
Loan amount$168,877
Principal & interest$1,157/mo
Property tax$224/mo
Home insurance$80/mo
PMI$70/mo
Total monthly payment$1,531/mo
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How much house can you afford in Meridian?

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 Meridian, property taxes run about 1.40% 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 $3,194 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 Meridian

$640/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$27,400
Income Needed
To keep principal and interest at 28% of income
$65,625
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
1.8x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$1,019/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,635/yr
Median Property Tax
1.40% of median value
14.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
40.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Meridian Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Meridian, Texas score: 169.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 248 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/meridian”