The median home in Arlington, Massachusetts is valued at $1,034,197, up 2.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,630, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 32.8x — well above the national average of 18x. Arlington is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$1,034,197
+2.9%
Rent$2,630/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $3,784/mo cheaper ($2,630 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$206,839 on $1,034,197
Out of reach — 102.6% of income
Need $274,886/yr to afford.
PITI$6,414
P/I102.6%
Afford$282K
Gap-$752K
P&I $5,229Tax $1,034Ins $150
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