The median home in Pottstown, Pennsylvania is valued at $342,942, up 1.7% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,424, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 20.1x — well above the national average of 18x. Pottstown is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$342,942

+1.7%

Rent$1,424/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$68,588 on $342,942

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Out of reach36.8% of income

Need $98,657/yr to afford.

PITI$2,302

P/I36.8%

Afford$261K

Gap-$82K

P&I $1,734Tax $452Ins $117

Renting $878/mo cheaper ($1,424 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + PA ins. 28% per HUD.

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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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