The median home in Sanford, Maine is valued at $358,533, up 0.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,729, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17.3x — near the national average of 18x. Sanford is part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$358,533
+0.1%
Rent$1,729/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $590/mo cheaper ($1,729 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + ME ins. 28% per HUD.
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$71,707 on $358,533
Out of reach — 37.1% of income
Need $99,386/yr to afford.
PITI$2,319
P/I37.1%
Afford$271K
Gap-$88K
P&I $1,813Tax $406Ins $100
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