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.
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Home Value$576,299
-1.2%
Rent$2,125/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,722/mo cheaper ($2,125 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + RI ins. 28% per HUD.
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$115,260 on $576,299
Out of reach — 61.6% of income
Need $164,871/yr to afford.
PITI$3,847
P/I61.6%
Afford$262K
Gap-$314K
P&I $2,914Tax $783Ins $150
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