The median home in Forest Heights, Maryland is valued at $354,756, up 0.9% year over year. Forest 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$354,756

+0.9%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Down Payment

$70,951 on $354,756

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Stretch35.8% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$2,238

P/I35.8%

Afford$277K

Gap-$77K

P&I $1,794Tax $310Ins $133

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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