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Grant Town, WV Housing Affordability Index

Grant Town, West Virginia has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 192.2 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 81st most affordable of 257 scored West Virginia cities, compared with 145.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $105,000 home with 20% down, the West Virginia average 30-year fixed rate of 7.19% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $569, or 11% of the city’s $64,688 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Grant Town is updated every night from live West 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.

Grant Town MBR-HAI 192.2 Highly Affordable
Rank in West Virginia 81 of 257 1 = most affordable
West Virginia 145.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.19% West Virginia lenders
Median home value $105,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Grant Town is 47.0 points above the West Virginia score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the West Virginia index

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What It Takes to Buy in Grant Town

$569/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.19%
$24,400
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$64,688
Median Household Income
West Virginia: $59,608
1.6x
Price-to-Income Ratio
West Virginia: 2.7x
$705/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$947/yr
Median Property Tax
0.90% of median value
17.6%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
52.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Grant Town Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Grant Town, West Virginia score: 192.2 (Highly Affordable), ranked 81 of 257 West Virginia cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/west-virginia/grant-town”