The median home in South Orange, New Jersey is valued at $1,036,999, up 8.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $3,174, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 27.2x — well above the national average of 18x. South Orange 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$1,036,999

+8.1%

Rent$3,174/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$207,400 on $1,036,999

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Out of reach119.9% of income

Need $321,214/yr to afford.

PITI$7,495

P/I119.9%

Afford$242K

Gap-$795K

P&I $5,244Tax $2,134Ins $117

Renting $4,321/mo cheaper ($3,174 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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