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Palo Pinto, TX Housing Affordability Index

Palo Pinto, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 121.6 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 655th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $161,200 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $884, or 21% of the city’s $50,278 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Palo Pinto 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.

Palo Pinto MBR-HAI 121.6 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 655 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 $161,200 U.S. Census Bureau

Palo Pinto is 22.4 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 Palo Pinto

$884/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$37,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$50,278
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
3.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$376/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$5,327/yr
Median Property Tax
Texas figure
28.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
49.3%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Palo Pinto Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Palo Pinto, Texas score: 121.6 (Highly Affordable), ranked 655 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/palo-pinto”