Median home value: $878K (+2.9% YoY). Rent: $3,065/mo. Price-to-rent: 23.9x. Part of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
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Home Value$878,273
+2.9%
Rent$3,065/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $2,176/mo cheaper ($3,065 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$175,655 on $878,273
Out of reach — 83.9% of income
Need $224,614/yr to afford.
PITI$5,241
P/I83.9%
Afford$293K
Gap-$585K
P&I $4,213Tax $878Ins $150
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