The median home in Baxter, Iowa is valued at $254,309, up 7.2% year over year. Baxter is part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$254,309
+7.2%
AFFORDABILITY6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$50,862 on $254,309
Stretch — 28.3% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$1,769
P/I28.3%
Afford$252K
Gap-$3K
P&I $1,286Tax $333Ins $150
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