The median home in Newton, New Jersey is valued at $432,442, up 2.3% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,344, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.4x — near the national average of 18x. Newton 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$432,442

+2.3%

Rent$2,344/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$86,488 on $432,442

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Out of reach51.1% of income

Need $136,843/yr to afford.

PITI$3,193

P/I51.1%

Afford$237K

Gap-$195K

P&I $2,187Tax $890Ins $117

Renting $849/mo cheaper ($2,344 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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