The median home in Montclair, New Jersey is valued at $1,102,512, up 6.6% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,793, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 32.9x — well above the national average of 18x. Montclair 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$1,102,512

+6.6%

Rent$2,793/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$220,502 on $1,102,512

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Out of reach127.4% of income

Need $341,186/yr to afford.

PITI$7,961

P/I127.4%

Afford$242K

Gap-$860K

P&I $5,575Tax $2,269Ins $117

Renting $5,168/mo cheaper ($2,793 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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