The median home in Dayton, Tennessee is valued at $252,225, up 0.6% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $815, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 25.8x — well above the national average of 18x. Dayton is part of the Dayton, TN metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$252,225
+0.6%
Rent$815/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $776/mo cheaper ($815 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + TN ins. 28% per HUD.
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$50,445 on $252,225
Affordable — 25.5% of income
Under the 28% guideline.
PITI$1,591
P/I25.5%
Afford$277K
Room+$25K
P&I $1,275Tax $149Ins $167
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