Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Madisonville, Tennessee
A $203,000 home here costs
$1,579per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,044. The real number is $536 higher every month — 51% 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.
Madisonville against Monroe County and Tennessee
| Measure | Madisonville | Monroe County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $202,600 | $199,700 |
| Median property tax | $995 | $887 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.491% | 0.444% |
| Median gross rent | $663 | $699 |
| Population | 5,184 | 47,054 |
The weather behind that power bill
Madisonville sits in Monroe County, which averages a high of 90.0°F in its hottest month and a low of 27.9°F in its coldest, with 55.25" of precipitation a year and 27% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 1,492 cooling and 3,591 heating degree days, which is what sets the $130 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Monroe County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Monroe County
Full Monroe County cost breakdown · Every county in Tennessee
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Madisonville?
A $203,000 home in Madisonville, Tennessee costs approximately $1,579 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,044 principal and interest, $83 property tax, $85 homeowners insurance, $198 utilities and $169 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Madisonville?
Madisonville has an effective property tax rate of 0.491%, based on a median home value of $202,600 and median real estate taxes of $995. That is higher than the Monroe County average of 0.444%.
What is the average home price in Madisonville?
The median owner-occupied home value in Madisonville, Tennessee is $202,600, against $199,700 across Monroe County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Madisonville?
Median gross rent in Madisonville is $663 a month, against $1,579 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 Madisonville — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Tennessee.
- 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.