Median home value: $342K (+3.0% YoY). Rent: $1,832/mo. Price-to-rent: 15.6x. Part of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
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Home Value$342,286
+3.0%
Rent$1,832/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $377/mo cheaper ($1,832 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + PA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$68,457 on $342,286
Stretch — 35.3% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$2,209
P/I35.3%
Afford$271K
Gap-$71K
P&I $1,642Tax $451Ins $117
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