The median home in Brea, California is valued at $1,097,181, down 0.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,793, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 32.7x — well above the national average of 18x. Brea is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$1,097,181
-0.9%
Rent$2,793/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $3,554/mo cheaper ($2,793 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$219,436 on $1,097,181
Out of reach — 101.6% of income
Need $272,014/yr to afford.
PITI$6,347
P/I101.6%
Afford$303K
Gap-$795K
P&I $5,548Tax $649Ins $150
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