The median home in Forest City, Pennsylvania is valued at $199,926, up 7.3% year over year. Forest City is part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$199,926

+7.3%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Income (annual)

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$39,985 on $199,926

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Affordable22.3% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,391

P/I22.3%

Afford$252K

Room+$52K

P&I $1,011Tax $263Ins $117

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + PA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Pennsylvania

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Gladwyne$1.5M Villanova$1.47M Merion Station$1.04M Edgeworth$957K Devon$952K Berwyn$918K Wayne$902K New Hope$898K

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