The median home in New Bedford, Massachusetts is valued at $425,316, up 1.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,857, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 19.1x — near the national average of 18x. New Bedford is part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$425,316

+1.5%

Rent$1,857/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$85,063 on $425,316

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Out of reach43.6% of income

Need $116,829/yr to afford.

PITI$2,726

P/I43.6%

Afford$273K

Gap-$152K

P&I $2,151Tax $425Ins $150

Renting $869/mo cheaper ($1,857 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Massachusetts

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Nantucket$2.97M Chilmark$2.28M Weston$2.18M Wellesley$1.95M Edgartown$1.77M Aquinnah$1.73M Dover$1.72M West Tisbury$1.6M

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