Department of Numbers

Orlando, Florida Home Affordability

The data below measures home affordability for the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida metropolitan area using price-to-income and price-to-rent metrics. The maximum affordable loan amount for the median household income is also calculated.

Orlando, Florida Home Price-to-Income Index

The current price-to-income ratio for Orlando is 2.61 as determined by March 2010 Realtor median sales prices. The chart below shows a history of the ratio as an index calculated from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Orlando HPI series.1 Median household income data for Orlando is from the Census American Community Survey.2

Price-to-Income: FHFA

Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000

Orlando, Florida Home Price-to-Income Index History

Date FHFA
March 2010 122.2
December 2009 125.8
September 2009 132.7
June 2009 140.2
March 2009 150.4

Orlando, Florida Home Price-to-Rent Index

The current price-to-rent ratio for Orlando is 12.62 as determined by March 2010 Realtor median sales prices. This ratio is calculated using household size adjusted median contract rent for Orlando. The chart below shows an index of the rent ratio calculated from the metro FHFA HPI series and the Orlando median contract rent data from the Census ACS.

Price-to-Rent: FHFA

Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000

Orlando, Florida Home Price-to-Rent Index History

Date FHFA
March 2010 105.8
December 2009 108.9
September 2009 114.8
June 2009 121.3
March 2009 130.2

Orlando, Florida Inferred Affordable Mortgage

The inferred affordable mortgage is determined by taking the median household income for Orlando, Florida and calculating the mortgage 30% of that income could afford. Traditionally, 30% of income is the maximum amount a homeowner could use towards a home loan. Inferred affordable loan values are calculated from ACS median household income and average monthly mortgage rates.

Inferred Affordable Mortgage

Date Inferred Mortgage
May 2010 $237,564
April 2010 $231,950
March 2010 $235,401
February 2010 $234,865
January 2010 $233,799
December 2009 $236,479
November 2009 $237,837
October 2009 $235,939
September 2009 $233,004
August 2009 $229,606
July 2009 $228,832
June 2009 $223,777
May 2009 $238,383

1. Specifically, FHFA data is from the non seasonally adjusted, all-transactions quarterly series.

2. Income data for the previous year is carried into the following year prior to the release of new income data.