The median home in Takoma Park, Maryland is valued at $658,266, up 0.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,559, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 35.2x — well above the national average of 18x. Takoma Park 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$658,266

+0.2%

Rent$1,559/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$131,653 on $658,266

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Out of reach64.6% of income

Need $173,057/yr to afford.

PITI$4,038

P/I64.6%

Afford$285K

Gap-$373K

P&I $3,329Tax $576Ins $133

Renting $2,479/mo cheaper ($1,559 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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