Wildwood, FL

Rent vs buy in Wildwood

Median home $356,000. A 1 bedrooms rents for $1,155 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $1,155; per month
Own the median home: $2,373; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $1,218; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$71,200
Mortgage at 6.5%$1,800
Property tax (0.83% of value)$246/mo · $2,955/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$326
Total monthly ownership$2,373

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $2,027 left over a month, it takes about 36 months (3.0 years) to save $71,200 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.