Median home value: $784K (+2.4% YoY). Rent: $2,631/mo. Price-to-rent: 24.8x. Part of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
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Home Value$784,327
+2.4%
Rent$2,631/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $2,065/mo cheaper ($2,631 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.
Enter your income for Wakefield.
$156,865 on $784,327
Out of reach — 75.1% of income
Need $201,257/yr to afford.
PITI$4,696
P/I75.1%
Afford$292K
Gap-$492K
P&I $3,762Tax $784Ins $150
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