Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Mescal, Arizona
A $183,000 home here costs
$1,444per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $941. The real number is $504 higher every month — 54% 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.
Mescal against Cochise County and Arizona
| Measure | Mescal | Cochise County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $182,900 | $207,400 |
| Median property tax | $1,291 | $1,325 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.706% | 0.639% |
| Median gross rent | $737 | $939 |
| Population | 1,601 | 125,458 |
The weather behind that power bill
Mescal sits in Cochise County, which averages a high of 94.8°F in its hottest month and a low of 29.1°F in its coldest, with 12.19" of precipitation a year and 57% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 1,581 cooling and 2,827 heating degree days, which is what sets the $137 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Cochise County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Cochise County
Full Cochise County cost breakdown · Every county in Arizona
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Mescal?
A $183,000 home in Mescal, Arizona costs approximately $1,444 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $941 principal and interest, $108 property tax, $38 homeowners insurance, $205 utilities and $153 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Mescal?
Mescal has an effective property tax rate of 0.706%, based on a median home value of $182,900 and median real estate taxes of $1,291. That is higher than the Cochise County average of 0.639%.
What is the average home price in Mescal?
The median owner-occupied home value in Mescal, Arizona is $182,900, against $207,400 across Cochise County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Mescal?
Median gross rent in Mescal is $737 a month, against $1,444 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 Mescal — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Arizona.
- 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.