Median home value: $313K (+0.4% YoY). Rent: $1,622/mo. Price-to-rent: 16.1x. Part of Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
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Home Value$313,316
+0.4%
Rent$1,622/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $441/mo cheaper ($1,622 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$62,663 on $313,316
Stretch — 33% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$2,063
P/I33%
Afford$266K
Gap-$48K
P&I $1,503Tax $410Ins $150
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