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Glade Spring, VA Housing Affordability Index

Glade Spring, Virginia has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 187.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 21st most affordable of 344 scored Virginia cities, compared with 94.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $174,300 home with 20% down, the Virginia average 30-year fixed rate of 7.33% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $959, or 14% of the city’s $81,298 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Glade Spring 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.

Glade Spring MBR-HAI 187.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Virginia 21 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 $174,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Glade Spring is 92.3 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 Glade Spring

$959/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.33%
$41,100
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$81,298
Median Household Income
Virginia: $93,170
2.1x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Virginia: 4.1x
$652/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,162/yr
Median Property Tax
0.67% of median value
13.8%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
9.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Glade Spring Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Glade Spring, Virginia score: 187.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 21 of 344 Virginia cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/virginia/glade-spring”