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The cost of renting a home is about the same as the interest on a mortgage _when you purchase_.

It depends on the market. Price to rent ratios can vary a ton.[1] The link is from 2016, but the extremes are:

San Francisco 48x (housing price is 48x monthly rent)

Detroit 6.5x

The neutral rent to price ratio is ~15. If it's higher than that, it's better to rent. If it's lower, it's better to buy.

[1]https://smartasset.com/mortgage/price-to-rent-ratio-in-us-ci...




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