Median home value: $296K (+3.7% YoY). Rent: $1,526/mo. Price-to-rent: 16.2x. Part of Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
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Home Value$296,284
+3.7%
Rent$1,526/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $409/mo cheaper ($1,526 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MI ins. 28% per HUD.
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$59,257 on $296,284
Stretch — 31% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$1,935
P/I31%
Afford$268K
Gap-$28K
P&I $1,421Tax $380Ins $133
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