The median home in Johnston, Rhode Island is valued at $434,953, up 2.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,091, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 17.3x — near the national average of 18x. Johnston 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$434,953

+2.2%

Rent$2,091/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$86,991 on $434,953

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Out of reach47% of income

Need $126,000/yr to afford.

PITI$2,940

P/I47%

Afford$259K

Gap-$176K

P&I $2,199Tax $591Ins $150

Renting $849/mo cheaper ($2,091 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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