The median home in Salem, New Hampshire is valued at $577,483, up 2.6% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,760, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17.4x — near the national average of 18x. Salem is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$577,483
+2.6%
Rent$2,760/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,309/mo cheaper ($2,760 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NH ins. 28% per HUD.
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$115,497 on $577,483
Out of reach — 65.1% of income
Need $174,386/yr to afford.
PITI$4,069
P/I65.1%
Afford$248K
Gap-$329K
P&I $2,920Tax $1,049Ins $100
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