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195 metros21K+ cities26K+ zipsUpdated daily
Stress Level
SAFE0–25
WATCH26–50
STRESS51–75
DANGER76–89
CRITICAL90–100
30YR6.30%
FED3.64%
NEXT FED10dMay 6
SENTIMENT56.6
STARTS1.5K
April 23, 2026
5% of Americans live in stressed markets128M people
Stress 5%
Watch 75%
Safe 19%
MOST STRESSEDRankings
1AshevilleNC
59
42 risk
2CharlestonSC
55
49 risk
3KennewickWA
55
42 risk
4OlympiaWA
55
49 risk
5SalemOR
55
46 risk
6SeattleWA
55
47 risk
7SpokaneWA
55
50 risk
IMPROVING
Raleigh-20Appleton-7Green Bay-7Austin-6Fargo-6
DECLINING
Minneapolis+18Atlanta+16Indianapolis+10Cincinnati+5Columbus+5
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Rate Change-0.5%
-2% CutNo Change+2% Hike
30yr Rate5.8%from 6.3%
Score41
+3
ImpactSome Relief195 metros

A 0.5% cut would bring the 30-year to 5.8%, reducing payments ~$30 on a median home. ~16 of 195 metros in stress.

Estimated. Actual impact depends on mortgage market response time.

ALL METROS

195 metros sorted by stress score

MetroStateStressRiskPrice
AshevilleNC
59STRESS
42$424K
CharlestonSC
55STRESS
49$430K
KennewickWA
55STRESS
42$439K
OlympiaWA
55STRESS
49$530K
SalemOR
55STRESS
46$450K
SeattleWA
55STRESS
47$752K
SpokaneWA
55STRESS
50$417K
Colorado SpringsCO
54STRESS
39$456K
DurhamNC
54STRESS
40$410K
BremertonWA
53STRESS
39$581K
FresnoCA
52STRESS
38$410K
WashingtonVA
52STRESS
35$580K
WilmingtonNC
51STRESS
33$443K
YakimaWA
51STRESS
50$351K
FayettevilleAR
50WATCH
49$366K
Las VegasNV
50WATCH
32$431K
NashvilleTN
50WATCH
33$454K
PortlandOR
50WATCH
37$549K
SalisburyDE
50WATCH
32$423K
Salt Lake CityUT
50WATCH
34$565K
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