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Pine Island, TX Housing Affordability Index

Pine Island, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 78.4 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1198th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $353,300 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,937, or 42% of the city’s $55,375 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Pine Island 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.

Pine Island MBR-HAI 78.4 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Texas 1,198 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 $353,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Pine Island is 20.8 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 Pine Island

$1,937/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$83,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$55,375
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
6.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$914/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,763/yr
Median Property Tax
1.07% of median value
46.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
58.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Pine Island Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Pine Island, Texas score: 78.4 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 1,198 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/pine-island”