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East Burke, VT Housing Affordability Index

East Burke, Vermont has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 69.3 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 122nd most affordable of 133 scored Vermont cities, compared with 89.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $319,600 home with 20% down, the Vermont average 30-year fixed rate of 7.28% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,749, or 31% of the city’s $67,500 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for East Burke is updated every night from live Vermont 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.

East Burke MBR-HAI 69.3 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in Vermont 122 of 133 1 = most affordable
Vermont 89.8 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.28% Vermont lenders
Median home value $319,600 U.S. Census Bureau

East Burke is 20.5 points below the Vermont score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Vermont index

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What It Takes to Buy in East Burke

$1,749/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.28%
$75,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$67,500
Median Household Income
Vermont: $81,203
4.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Vermont: 3.9x
$1,950/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$8,534/yr
Median Property Tax
2.67% of median value
67.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
100.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the East Burke Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. East Burke, Vermont score: 69.3 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 122 of 133 Vermont cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/vermont/east-burke”