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New Castle, VA Housing Affordability Index

New Castle, Virginia has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 106.8 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 208th most affordable of 344 scored Virginia cities, compared with 94.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $256,300 home with 20% down, the Virginia average 30-year fixed rate of 7.33% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,410, or 22% of the city’s $77,083 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for New Castle 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.

New Castle MBR-HAI 106.8 Near National Average
Rank in Virginia 208 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 $256,300 U.S. Census Bureau

New Castle is 12.0 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 New Castle

$1,410/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.33%
$60,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$77,083
Median Household Income
Virginia: $93,170
3.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Virginia: 4.1x
$1,406/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$3,430/yr
Median Property Tax
Virginia figure
25.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
30.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the New Castle Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. New Castle, Virginia score: 106.8 (Near National Average), ranked 208 of 344 Virginia cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/virginia/new-castle”