The median home in Bristol, Rhode Island is valued at $576,299, down 1.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,125, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 22.6x — well above the national average of 18x. Bristol is part of the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$576,299

-1.2%

Rent$2,125/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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$115,260 on $576,299

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Out of reach61.6% of income

Need $164,871/yr to afford.

PITI$3,847

P/I61.6%

Afford$262K

Gap-$314K

P&I $2,914Tax $783Ins $150

Renting $1,722/mo cheaper ($2,125 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + RI ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Rhode Island

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New Shoreham$1.75M Jamestown$1.11M Little Compton$910K Newport$899K Narragansett$813K East Greenwich$768K Barrington$751K Middletown$724K

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