The median home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is valued at $170,526, up 4.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,306, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 10.9x — below the national average of 18x. Wilkes-Barre is part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$170,526
+4.2%
Rent$1,306/mo
AFFORDABILITYBuying $103/mo cheaper ($1,306 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + PA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$34,105 on $170,526
Affordable — 19.2% of income
Under the 28% guideline.
PITI$1,203
P/I19.2%
Afford$248K
Room+$78K
P&I $862Tax $225Ins $117
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