Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Esparto, California
A $469,000 home here costs
$3,461per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $2,411. The real number is $1,050 higher every month — 44% 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.
Esparto against Yolo County and California
| Measure | Esparto | Yolo County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $469,200 | $593,800 |
| Median property tax | $2,634 | $4,567 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.561% | 0.769% |
| Median gross rent | $1,439 | $1,757 |
| Population | 3,744 | 217,782 |
The weather behind that power bill
Esparto sits in Yolo County, which averages a high of 94.9°F in its hottest month and a low of 37.5°F in its coldest, with 20.5" of precipitation a year and 61% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 1,416 cooling and 2,432 heating degree days, which is what sets the $299 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Yolo County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Yolo County
Full Yolo County cost breakdown · Every county in California
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Esparto?
A $469,000 home in Esparto, California costs approximately $3,461 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $2,411 principal and interest, $219 property tax, $73 homeowners insurance, $367 utilities and $391 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Esparto?
Esparto has an effective property tax rate of 0.561%, based on a median home value of $469,200 and median real estate taxes of $2,634. That is lower than the Yolo County average of 0.769%.
What is the average home price in Esparto?
The median owner-occupied home value in Esparto, California is $469,200, against $593,800 across Yolo County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Esparto?
Median gross rent in Esparto is $1,439 a month, against $3,461 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 Esparto — 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.