The median home in Matawan, New Jersey is valued at $628,917, up 2.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,467, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 21.2x — well above the national average of 18x. Matawan 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$628,917

+2.5%

Rent$2,467/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$125,783 on $628,917

Out of reach — 73.5% of income

Need $196,757/yr to afford.

PITI$4,591

P/I73.5%

Afford$240K

Gap-$389K

P&I $3,180Tax $1,295Ins $117

Renting $2,124/mo cheaper ($2,467 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.

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