BY STATE

Mortgage payment examples by state.

Every state below prices the same $400,000, 20%-down, 30-year example, changing only that state's property tax rate and average homeowners insurance cost, so the differences are the real state-level cost differences.

Property tax and insurance by state
StateProperty tax rateAvg. insurance/yearEst. monthly payment
California0.7%$1,653$2,587
Texas1.49%$4,582$3,094
Florida0.76%$8,471$3,175
New York1.55%$1,844$2,886
Pennsylvania1.3%$1,434$2,768
Illinois2.01%$2,802$3,119
Ohio1.31%$2,109$2,828
Georgia0.77%$2,301$2,664
North Carolina0.66%$3,799$2,752
Michigan1.25%$3,071$2,888
New Jersey2.11%$1,449$3,040
Virginia0.73%$1,939$2,621
Washington0.81%$1,766$2,633
Arizona0.48%$2,397$2,575
Massachusetts1.07%$2,112$2,748
Tennessee0.5%$3,198$2,649
Colorado0.48%$5,511$2,835
Indiana0.74%$2,869$2,701
Missouri0.85%$3,783$2,814
Wisconsin1.42%$1,836$2,842

Source references: WalletHub: Property Taxes by State (2026 ranking, U.S. Census Bureau data) Insurance.com: Average Homeowners Insurance Rates by State (2026)
Rate reference as of 10/8/2026. Educational software; no professional review claimed.