Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Colusa, California
A $357,000 home here costs
$2,750per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,835. The real number is $914 higher every month — 50% 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.
Colusa against Colusa County and California
| Measure | Colusa | Colusa County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $357,400 | $375,100 |
| Median property tax | $2,339 | $2,481 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.654% | 0.661% |
| Median gross rent | $1,130 | $1,139 |
| Population | 6,439 | 21,895 |
The weather behind that power bill
Colusa sits in Colusa County, which averages a high of 92.4°F in its hottest month and a low of 37.7°F in its coldest, with 17.19" of precipitation a year and 57% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 1,329 cooling and 2,588 heating degree days, which is what sets the $299 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Colusa County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Colusa County
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Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Colusa?
A $357,000 home in Colusa, California costs approximately $2,750 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,835 principal and interest, $195 property tax, $55 homeowners insurance, $367 utilities and $298 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Colusa?
Colusa has an effective property tax rate of 0.654%, based on a median home value of $357,400 and median real estate taxes of $2,339. That is in line with the Colusa County average of 0.661%.
What is the average home price in Colusa?
The median owner-occupied home value in Colusa, California is $357,400, against $375,100 across Colusa County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Colusa?
Median gross rent in Colusa is $1,130 a month, against $2,750 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 Colusa — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for California.
- 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.