Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Malvern, Alabama
A $98,000 home here costs
$895per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $504. The real number is $391 higher every month — 78% 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.
Malvern against Geneva County and Alabama
| Measure | Malvern | Geneva County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $98,300 | $120,200 |
| Median property tax | $283 | $382 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.288% | 0.318% |
| Median gross rent | $929 | $757 |
| Population | 1,836 | 26,726 |
The weather behind that power bill
Malvern sits in Geneva County, which averages a high of 92.3°F in its hottest month and a low of 34.8°F in its coldest, with 62.26" of precipitation a year and 29% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 2,225 cooling and 2,038 heating degree days, which is what sets the $151 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Geneva County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Geneva County
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Malvern?
A $98,000 home in Malvern, Alabama costs approximately $895 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $504 principal and interest, $24 property tax, $67 homeowners insurance, $219 utilities and $82 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Malvern?
Malvern has an effective property tax rate of 0.288%, based on a median home value of $98,300 and median real estate taxes of $283. That is lower than the Geneva County average of 0.318%.
What is the average home price in Malvern?
The median owner-occupied home value in Malvern, Alabama is $98,300, against $120,200 across Geneva County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Malvern?
Median gross rent in Malvern is $929 a month, against $895 to own the median home all in. Owning costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Malvern — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Alabama.
- 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.