The median home in Peabody, Massachusetts is valued at $676,290, up 1.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,760, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 20.4x — well above the national average of 18x. Peabody 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$676,290

+1.1%

Rent$2,760/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$135,258 on $676,290

Out of reach — 67.9% of income

Need $181,971/yr to afford.

PITI$4,246

P/I67.9%

Afford$279K

Gap-$398K

P&I $3,420Tax $676Ins $150

Renting $1,486/mo cheaper ($2,760 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.

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