The median home in Gloucester, Massachusetts is valued at $734,977, up 3.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,534, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 24.2x — well above the national average of 18x. Gloucester 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$734,977
+3.0%
Rent$2,534/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $2,067/mo cheaper ($2,534 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$146,995 on $734,977
Out of reach — 73.6% of income
Need $197,186/yr to afford.
PITI$4,601
P/I73.6%
Afford$280K
Gap-$455K
P&I $3,716Tax $735Ins $150
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