The median home in Newport, Rhode Island is valued at $899,011, up 8.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,915, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 25.7x — well above the national average of 18x. Newport 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$899,011

+8.4%

Rent$2,915/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$179,802 on $899,011

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Out of reach94.7% of income

Need $253,586/yr to afford.

PITI$5,917

P/I94.7%

Afford$266K

Gap-$633K

P&I $4,546Tax $1,221Ins $150

Renting $3,002/mo cheaper ($2,915 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 Narragansett$813K East Greenwich$768K Barrington$751K Middletown$724K South Kingstown$682K

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