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New Report Fall 2026 Housing Affordability Report: every state is less affordable than in late August as average 30-year mortgage rates passed 7%. Read the report

New Home, TX Housing Affordability Index

New Home, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 100.1 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1004th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $237,500 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,302, or 28% of the city’s $55,625 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for New Home 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.

New Home MBR-HAI 100.1 Near National Average
Rank in Texas 1,004 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 $237,500 U.S. Census Bureau

New Home is 0.9 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 New Home

$1,302/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$55,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$55,625
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
4.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$921/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,625/yr
Median Property Tax
1.53% of median value
37.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
21.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the New Home Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. New Home, Texas score: 100.1 (Near National Average), ranked 1,004 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/new-home”