The median home in Dunellen, New Jersey is valued at $517,592, up 2.6% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,162, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 20x — near the national average of 18x. Dunellen 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.
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Home Value$517,592
+2.6%
Rent$2,162/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,637/mo cheaper ($2,162 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.
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$103,518 on $517,592
Out of reach — 60.8% of income
Need $162,814/yr to afford.
PITI$3,799
P/I60.8%
Afford$238K
Gap-$279K
P&I $2,617Tax $1,065Ins $117
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