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Basin, WY Housing Affordability Index

Basin, Wyoming has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 158.1 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 18th most affordable of 98 scored Wyoming cities, compared with 103.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $157,300 home with 20% down, the Wyoming average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $859, or 16% of the city’s $65,515 median household income.

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

Basin MBR-HAI 158.1 Highly Affordable
Rank in Wyoming 18 of 98 1 = most affordable
Wyoming 103.1 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.26% Wyoming lenders
Median home value $157,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Basin is 55.0 points above the Wyoming score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Wyoming index

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What It Takes to Buy in Basin

$859/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$36,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$65,515
Median Household Income
Wyoming: $76,176
2.4x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Wyoming: 4.1x
$931/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$806/yr
Median Property Tax
0.51% of median value
14.9%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
33.8%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Basin Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Basin, Wyoming score: 158.1 (Highly Affordable), ranked 18 of 98 Wyoming cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/wyoming/basin”