The median home in Santa Ana, California is valued at $838,852, down 1.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,762, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 25.3x — well above the national average of 18x. Santa Ana 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$838,852
-1.4%
Rent$2,762/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $2,126/mo cheaper ($2,762 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$167,770 on $838,852
Out of reach — 78.2% of income
Need $209,486/yr to afford.
PITI$4,888
P/I78.2%
Afford$300K
Gap-$539K
P&I $4,242Tax $496Ins $150
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