Fargo, ND

Rent vs buy in Fargo

Median home $276,600. A 1 bedrooms rents for $881 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $881; per month
Own the median home: $1,926; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $1,045; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$55,320
Mortgage at 6.5%$1,399
Property tax (1.19% of value)$274/mo · $3,292/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$254
Total monthly ownership$1,926

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $3,213 left over a month, it takes about 18 months (1.5 years) to save $55,320 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.