The median home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is valued at $342,286, up 3.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,832, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.6x — near the national average of 18x. Bethlehem is part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$342,286
+3.0%
Rent$1,832/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $466/mo cheaper ($1,832 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + PA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$68,457 on $342,286
Out of reach — 36.8% of income
Need $98,486/yr to afford.
PITI$2,298
P/I36.8%
Afford$261K
Gap-$82K
P&I $1,731Tax $451Ins $117
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