Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Bogota, New Jersey
A $443,000 home here costs
$3,865per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $2,277. The real number is $1,588 higher every month — 70% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Bogota against Bergen County and New Jersey
| Measure | Bogota | Bergen County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $443,400 | $593,200 |
| Median property tax | $10,001 | $10,001 |
| Effective tax rate | 2.256% | 1.686% |
| Median gross rent | $1,893 | $1,863 |
| Population | 9,110 | 954,717 |
The weather behind that power bill
Bogota sits in Bergen County, which averages a high of 87.0°F in its hottest month and a low of 25.7°F in its coldest, with 46.29" of precipitation a year and 28% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 1,255 cooling and 4,735 heating degree days, which is what sets the $209 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Bergen County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Bergen County
Full Bergen County cost breakdown · Every county in New Jersey
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Bogota?
A $443,000 home in Bogota, New Jersey costs approximately $3,865 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $2,277 principal and interest, $833 property tax, $109 homeowners insurance, $277 utilities and $369 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Bogota?
Bogota has an effective property tax rate of 2.256%, based on a median home value of $443,400 and median real estate taxes of $10,001. That is higher than the Bergen County average of 1.686%.
What is the average home price in Bogota?
The median owner-occupied home value in Bogota, New Jersey is $443,400, against $593,200 across Bergen County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Bogota?
Median gross rent in Bogota is $1,893 a month, against $3,865 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Bogota — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for New Jersey.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.