The median home in Northampton, Massachusetts is valued at $469,120, up 1.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,249, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17.4x — near the national average of 18x. Northampton is part of the Springfield, MA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$469,120

+1.9%

Rent$2,249/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$93,824 on $469,120

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Out of reach47.9% of income

Need $128,186/yr to afford.

PITI$2,991

P/I47.9%

Afford$274K

Gap-$195K

P&I $2,372Tax $469Ins $150

Renting $742/mo cheaper ($2,249 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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