Median home value: $799K (+1.7% YoY). Rent: $2,961/mo. Price-to-rent: 22.5x. Part of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
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Home Value$798,820
+1.7%
Rent$2,961/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,819/mo cheaper ($2,961 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MA ins. 28% per HUD.
Enter your income for Waltham.
$159,764 on $798,820
Out of reach — 76.5% of income
Need $204,857/yr to afford.
PITI$4,780
P/I76.5%
Afford$292K
Gap-$506K
P&I $3,831Tax $799Ins $150
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