The median home in East Lyme, Connecticut is valued at $503,067, up 6.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,782, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.1x — near the national average of 18x. East Lyme is part of the Norwich-New London, CT metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$503,067

+6.8%

Rent$2,782/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Out of reach57.5% of income

Need $154,071/yr to afford.

PITI$3,595

P/I57.5%

Afford$245K

Gap-$258K

P&I $2,544Tax $901Ins $150

Renting $813/mo cheaper ($2,782 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CT ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Connecticut

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Darien$2.24M Greenwich$2.19M New Canaan$2.03M Westport$1.9M Weston$1.3M Wilton$1.18M Washington$998K Ridgefield$945K

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