The median home in Fruita, Colorado is valued at $468,526, up 3.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,824, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 21.4x — well above the national average of 18x. Fruita is part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$468,526
+3.5%
Rent$1,824/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $944/mo cheaper ($1,824 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CO ins. 28% per HUD.
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$93,705 on $468,526
Out of reach — 44.3% of income
Need $118,629/yr to afford.
PITI$2,768
P/I44.3%
Afford$296K
Gap-$172K
P&I $2,369Tax $199Ins $200
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