The median home in Waynesville, North Carolina is valued at $346,812, down 4.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,664, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17.4x — near the national average of 18x. Waynesville is part of the Asheville, NC metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$346,812
-4.2%
Rent$1,664/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $482/mo cheaper ($1,664 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NC ins. 28% per HUD.
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$69,362 on $346,812
Stretch — 34.3% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$2,146
P/I34.3%
Afford$283K
Gap-$64K
P&I $1,754Tax $243Ins $150
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