The median home in West Orange, New Jersey is valued at $669,532, up 8.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,747, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 20.3x — well above the national average of 18x. West 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.
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Home Value$669,532
+8.1%
Rent$2,747/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $2,133/mo cheaper ($2,747 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.
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$133,906 on $669,532
Out of reach — 78.1% of income
Need $209,143/yr to afford.
PITI$4,880
P/I78.1%
Afford$240K
Gap-$429K
P&I $3,386Tax $1,378Ins $117
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