The median home in Tempe, Arizona is valued at $460,179, down 3.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,639, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 23.4x — well above the national average of 18x. Tempe is part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$460,179
-3.0%
Rent$1,639/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,076/mo cheaper ($1,639 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + AZ ins. 28% per HUD.
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$92,036 on $460,179
Out of reach — 43.4% of income
Need $116,357/yr to afford.
PITI$2,715
P/I43.4%
Afford$297K
Gap-$164K
P&I $2,327Tax $238Ins $150
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