Median home value: $336K (-1.4% YoY). Rent: $1,521/mo. Price-to-rent: 18.4x. Part of Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
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Home Value$336,392
-1.4%
Rent$1,521/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $683/mo cheaper ($1,521 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$67,278 on $336,392
Stretch — 35.3% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$2,204
P/I35.3%
Afford$267K
Gap-$69K
P&I $1,613Tax $440Ins $150
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