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.

Home Value$577,483

+2.6%

Rent$2,760/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$115,497 on $577,483

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Out of reach65.1% 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

Renting $1,309/mo cheaper ($2,760 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NH ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in New Hampshire

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New Castle$2.36M Rye$1.23M Newington$1.09M Hanover$935K North Hampton$890K Hampton Falls$871K Greenland$861K Newfields$816K

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