Median home value: $284K (+0.7% YoY). Rent: $1,916/mo. Price-to-rent: 12.4x. Part of Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
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Home Value$284,284
+0.7%
Rent$1,916/mo
AFFORDABILITYBuying $170/mo cheaper ($1,916 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MD ins. 28% per HUD.
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$56,857 on $284,284
Affordable — 27.9% of income
Under the 28% guideline.
PITI$1,746
P/I27.9%
Afford$285K
Room+$1K
P&I $1,364Tax $249Ins $133
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