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Metaline Falls, WA Housing Affordability Index

Metaline Falls, Washington has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 101.7 (Near National Average) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 116th most affordable of 347 scored Washington cities, compared with 82.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $281,300 home with 20% down, the Washington average 30-year fixed rate of 7.32% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,545, or 40% of the city’s $46,500 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Metaline Falls is updated every night from live Washington 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.

Metaline Falls MBR-HAI 101.7 Near National Average
Rank in Washington 116 of 347 1 = most affordable
Washington 82.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.32% Washington lenders
Median home value $281,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Metaline Falls is 19.5 points above the Washington score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Washington index

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What It Takes to Buy in Metaline Falls

$1,545/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.32%
$66,200
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$46,500
Median Household Income
Washington: $98,141
6.0x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Washington: 5.8x
$700/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,688/yr
Median Property Tax
0.60% of median value
14.0%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
30.4%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

How Metaline Falls Ranks in Washington

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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Metaline Falls, Washington score: 101.7 (Near National Average), ranked 116 of 347 Washington cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/washington/metaline-falls”