The median home in New Brunswick, New Jersey is valued at $437,558, up 0.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,785, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.1x — below the national average of 18x. New Brunswick 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$437,558

+0.2%

Rent$2,785/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$87,512 on $437,558

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Out of reach51.7% of income

Need $138,429/yr to afford.

PITI$3,230

P/I51.7%

Afford$237K

Gap-$200K

P&I $2,213Tax $901Ins $117

Renting $445/mo cheaper ($2,785 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.

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