The median home in Sylva, North Carolina is valued at $319,559, up 1.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,625, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16.4x — near the national average of 18x. Sylva is part of the Cullowhee, NC metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$319,559
+1.4%
Rent$1,625/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $365/mo cheaper ($1,625 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NC ins. 28% per HUD.
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$63,912 on $319,559
Stretch — 31.8% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$1,990
P/I31.8%
Afford$281K
Gap-$39K
P&I $1,616Tax $224Ins $150
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