Gulfport, MS

Rent vs buy in Gulfport

Median home $192,000. A 1 bedrooms rents for $1,069 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $1,069; per month
Own the median home: $1,257; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $188; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$38,400
Mortgage at 6.5%$971
Property tax (0.69% of value)$110/mo · $1,325/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$176
Total monthly ownership$1,257

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $2,091 left over a month, it takes about 19 months (1.6 years) to save $38,400 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.