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Clintwood, VA Housing Affordability Index

Clintwood, Virginia has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 131.4 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 119th most affordable of 344 scored Virginia cities, compared with 94.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $162,800 home with 20% down, the Virginia average 30-year fixed rate of 7.33% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $896, or 21% of the city’s $52,083 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Clintwood is updated every night from live Virginia 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.

Clintwood MBR-HAI 131.4 Highly Affordable
Rank in Virginia 119 of 344 1 = most affordable
Virginia 94.8 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.33% Virginia lenders
Median home value $162,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Clintwood is 36.6 points above the Virginia score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Virginia index

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What It Takes to Buy in Clintwood

$896/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.33%
$38,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$52,083
Median Household Income
Virginia: $93,170
3.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Virginia: 4.1x
$631/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,072/yr
Median Property Tax
0.66% of median value
28.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
35.1%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Clintwood Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Clintwood, Virginia score: 131.4 (Highly Affordable), ranked 119 of 344 Virginia cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/virginia/clintwood”