Can I Afford It

Can I afford a house in Massachusetts?

Down payment
%

≈ $86,756 down

Interest rate6.70%
Loan term30 yrs

Ongoing housing costs

Estimated total

$2,239/mo

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High risk100%
When is this due?
A two-story traditional craftsman-style house with a brick lower level and shake-style gable siding, a covered front porch with stone-based columns, and a fresh green lawn.

Massachusetts is one of the pricier states in the country - a Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price index of 105.8 against the 100 national average, about 6% higher overall - which is exactly what the starting home price below is adjusted for, instead of a flat national default.

Massachusetts has a flat 5% income tax rate, plus an extra 4% surtax on very high earners.

That makes it the 7th most expensive state in the country by this measure, out of 51 - worth knowing before assuming a national-average mortgage payment applies here.

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