The median home in Jackson, New Jersey is valued at $617,976, up 2.7% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $3,499, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 14.7x — below the national average of 18x. Jackson 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$617,976

+2.7%

Rent$3,499/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$123,595 on $617,976

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Out of reach72.2% of income

Need $193,414/yr to afford.

PITI$4,513

P/I72.2%

Afford$240K

Gap-$378K

P&I $3,125Tax $1,272Ins $117

Renting $1,014/mo cheaper ($3,499 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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