Lewiston, ID

Rent vs buy in Lewiston

Median home $289,400. A 1 bedrooms rents for $992 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $992; per month
Own the median home: $1,931; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $939; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$57,880
Mortgage at 6.5%$1,463
Property tax (0.84% of value)$203/mo · $2,431/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$265
Total monthly ownership$1,931

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $2,365 left over a month, it takes about 25 months (2.1 years) to save $57,880 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.