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Big Piney, WY Housing Affordability Index

Big Piney, Wyoming has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 138.9 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 33rd most affordable of 98 scored Wyoming cities, compared with 103.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $197,000 home with 20% down, the Wyoming average 30-year fixed rate of 7.26% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,076, or 19% of the city’s $67,411 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Big Piney 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.

Big Piney MBR-HAI 138.9 Highly Affordable
Rank in Wyoming 33 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 $197,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Big Piney is 35.8 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 Big Piney

$1,076/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.26%
$46,100
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$67,411
Median Household Income
Wyoming: $76,176
2.9x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Wyoming: 4.1x
$736/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,446/yr
Median Property Tax
0.73% of median value
20.3%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
17.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Big Piney Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Big Piney, Wyoming score: 138.9 (Highly Affordable), ranked 33 of 98 Wyoming cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/wyoming/big-piney”