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Catawba, WI Housing Affordability Index

Catawba, Wisconsin has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 286.5 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 2nd most affordable of 695 scored Wisconsin cities, compared with 104.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $58,500 home with 20% down, the Wisconsin average 30-year fixed rate of 7.30% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $321, or 6% of the city’s $67,955 median household income.

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

Catawba MBR-HAI 286.5 Highly Affordable
Rank in Wisconsin 2 of 695 1 = most affordable
Wisconsin 104.4 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.30% Wisconsin lenders
Median home value $58,500 U.S. Census Bureau

Catawba is 182.1 points above the Wisconsin score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Wisconsin index

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What It Takes to Buy in Catawba

$321/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.30%
$13,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$67,955
Median Household Income
Wisconsin: $77,485
0.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Wisconsin: 3.4x
$978/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$914/yr
Median Property Tax
1.56% of median value
14.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
42.5%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

How Catawba Ranks in Wisconsin

Cities with similar scores
#1Neopit322.4
#2Catawba286.5
#3Dunbar270.2 #4Curtiss265.9 #5Lime Ridge262.8
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Catawba, Wisconsin score: 286.5 (Highly Affordable), ranked 2 of 695 Wisconsin cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/wisconsin/catawba”