Not exact matches
Nationwide, the
median rent is currently more expensive than the
monthly mortgage
payments for a
median - price home.
First, fair market
rent on a three - bedroom property is less affordable than
monthly payments on a
median - priced home in 354 of the 540 counties studied in the report.
The report found that «making
monthly house
payments on a
median - priced home — including mortgage, property taxes and insurance — is more affordable than the fair market
rent on a three - bedroom property in 354 of the 540 counties analyzed in the report (66 percent).»
Based on the state's
median listing price and 20 percent down
payment,
monthly mortgage
payments are less than
median monthly rent, which is $ 1,590 according to Zillow.
Based on North Carolina's
median home price and 20 percent down
payment, the estimated
monthly mortgage
payment is almost $ 100 cheaper than
median rent levels for the state.
Monthly mortgage rates were calculated based on the
median listed homes on realtor.com (assuming a 20 percent down
payment) and the
median rent for the county.
Selected from the top 25 schools featured in a recent national report, 10 markets were chosen based on today's average
monthly rent prices compared to estimated mortgage
payments of a
median priced home in each city.
Monthly 30 - year mortgage
payments based on the
median price would also be significantly cheaper than the
median rent in the state, at $ 1,460 versus $ 2,300, respectively.
The
median sale price in West Virginia is $ 115,850, reports Zillow, with a
monthly payment on a 30 - year mortgage costing around $ 550 a month — more than 40 percent less than the $ 950
median rent price.
A
monthly house
payment on a
median - priced home will require 36.6 percent of average wages, according to the report; a
monthly fair market
rent will require 38.6 percent.
But buying at that price is still cheaper than
renting; a
monthly mortgage
payment is around $ 1,060 on a 30 - year loan compared with the
median rent price of $ 1,250 in New Hampshire.
But the difference between the
median monthly rent and
monthly mortgage
payment has shrunk to $ 179 this year versus $ 314 in 2016.
The
median monthly rent is $ 155 higher than the estimated
monthly mortgage
payment.