Augusta, GA

Rent vs buy in Augusta

Median home $207,300. A 1 bedrooms rents for $1,141 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $1,141; per month
Own the median home: $1,349; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $208; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$41,460
Mortgage at 6.5%$1,048
Property tax (0.64% of value)$111/mo · $1,327/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$190
Total monthly ownership$1,349

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $2,088 left over a month, it takes about 20 months (1.7 years) to save $41,460 if every leftover dollar goes to the down payment — which it won't.

Rent is asking rent for a new lease. Home value is the Census ACS median. The mortgage is a 30-year fixed at 6.5% with 20% down — a yardstick, not a quote. Not housing or lending advice.