The median home in Crystal, Minnesota is valued at $305,997, up 2.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,406, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 18.1x — near the national average of 18x. Crystal is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$305,997

+2.4%

Rent$1,406/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$61,199 on $305,997

Stretch — 31.7% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,983

P/I31.7%

Afford$270K

Gap-$36K

P&I $1,547Tax $286Ins $150

Renting $577/mo cheaper ($1,406 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MN ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Minnesota

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Minnetonka Beach$2220K Woodland$1619K Greenwood$1602K Sunfish Lake$1156K Orono$1084K Medicine Lake$1082K Tonka Bay$1059K Deephaven$1018K

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