Norwich, CT

Rent vs buy in Norwich

Median home $293,900. A 1 bedrooms rents for $1,575 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $1,575; per month
Own the median home: $2,184; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $609; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$58,780
Mortgage at 6.5%$1,486
Property tax (1.75% of value)$429/mo · $5,143/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$269
Total monthly ownership$2,184

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $2,199 left over a month, it takes about 27 months (2.3 years) to save $58,780 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.