The facts:
- *****$800,000: Price of the median single-family home sold last year
- $6,297: Typical monthly payment for that house (including principal, interest, taxes and insurance)
- $251,862: The income you need to afford that house
- *$1,172: Average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment
- $46,880: The income you need to afford that apartment
- $28,582: Average annual wage in New Shoreham***
- 90: Households in New Shoreham paying more than half their income for housing
- 36 (7.24%): Housing units that qualify as affordable
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*****The only single-family house sale listed by the Statewide Multiple Listing Service between 2003 and 2006 was for $800,000.