Median home value: $667K (+3.2% YoY). Rent: $2,911/mo. Price-to-rent: 19.1x. Part of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA.
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Home Value$667,466
+3.2%
Rent$2,911/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,781/mo cheaper ($2,911 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.
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$133,493 on $667,466
Out of reach — 75.1% of income
Need $201,086/yr to afford.
PITI$4,692
P/I75.1%
Afford$249K
Gap-$419K
P&I $3,201Tax $1,374Ins $117
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