The median home in Capitol Heights, Maryland is valued at $322,978, down 1.3% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,024, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.3x — below the national average of 18x. Capitol Heights is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$322,978

-1.3%

Rent$2,024/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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$64,596 on $322,978

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Stretch32.8% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$2,049

P/I32.8%

Afford$276K

Gap-$47K

P&I $1,633Tax $283Ins $133

Renting $25/mo cheaper ($2,024 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MD ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Maryland

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Gibson Island$2.94M Chevy Chase View$1.43M Potomac$1.35M Glen Echo$1.29M Cabin John$1.25M Chevy Chase$1.2M Bethesda$1.11M Dayton$1.06M

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