Median home value: $729K (+1.2% YoY). Rent: $2,300/mo. Price-to-rent: 26.4x. Part of Morehead City, NC.
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Home Value$729,211
+1.2%
Rent$2,300/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,858/mo cheaper ($2,300 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NC ins. 28% per HUD.
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$145,842 on $729,211
Out of reach — 66.5% of income
Need $178,200/yr to afford.
PITI$4,158
P/I66.5%
Afford$307K
Gap-$422K
P&I $3,498Tax $510Ins $150
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