Median home value: $173K (+4.6% YoY). Rent: $1,582/mo. Price-to-rent: 9.1x. Part of Lake Charles, LA.
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Home Value$173,307
+4.6%
Rent$1,582/mo
AFFORDABILITYBuying $371/mo cheaper ($1,582 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + LA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$34,661 on $173,307
Affordable — 19.4% of income
Under the 28% guideline.
PITI$1,211
P/I19.4%
Afford$250K
Room+$77K
P&I $831Tax $79Ins $300
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