The median home in Avenel, New Jersey is valued at $520,117, up 3.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,194, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 19.8x — near the national average of 18x. Avenel is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$520,117

+3.9%

Rent$2,194/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$104,023 on $520,117

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Out of reach61.1% of income

Need $163,586/yr to afford.

PITI$3,817

P/I61.1%

Afford$238K

Gap-$282K

P&I $2,630Tax $1,071Ins $117

Renting $1,623/mo cheaper ($2,194 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.

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Deal$4.21M Alpine$2.96M Loch Arbour$2.88M Avalon$2.63M Stone Harbor$2.48M Bay Head$2.36M Sea Girt$2.3M Short Hills$2.26M

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