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Taft, TX Housing Affordability Index

Taft, Texas has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 169.0 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 250th most affordable of 1,229 scored Texas cities, compared with 99.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $124,200 home with 20% down, the Texas average 30-year fixed rate of 7.29% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $681, or 11% of the city’s $73,032 median household income.

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

Taft MBR-HAI 169.0 Highly Affordable
Rank in Texas 250 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 $124,200 U.S. Census Bureau

Taft is 69.8 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 Taft

$681/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.29%
$29,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$73,032
Median Household Income
Texas: $78,476
1.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Texas: 3.6x
$890/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,125/yr
Median Property Tax
2.52% of median value
15.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
38.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Taft Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Taft, Texas score: 169.0 (Highly Affordable), ranked 250 of 1,229 Texas cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/texas/taft”