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Oak Grove, TX Housing Affordability Index

Oak Grove, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 137.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 465th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $276,700 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,517, or 15% of the city’s $121,563 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Oak Grove 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.

Oak Grove MBR-HAI 137.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 465 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 $276,700 U.S. Census Bureau

Oak Grove is 37.9 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 Oak Grove

$1,517/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$65,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$121,563
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
2.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$1,569/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,531/yr
Median Property Tax
1.64% of median value
19.5%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
38.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Oak Grove Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Oak Grove, Texas score: 137.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 465 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/oak-grove”