Kenosha, WI

Rent vs buy in Kenosha

Median home $247,800. A 1 bedrooms rents for $1,189 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $1,189; per month
Own the median home: $1,829; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $640; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$49,560
Mortgage at 6.5%$1,253
Property tax (1.69% of value)$349/mo · $4,188/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$227
Total monthly ownership$1,829

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $2,318 left over a month, it takes about 22 months (1.8 years) to save $49,560 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.