Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Monson Center, Massachusetts
A $280,000 home here costs
$2,417per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,439. The real number is $978 higher every month — 68% 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.
Monson Center against Hampden County and Massachusetts
| Measure | Monson Center | Hampden County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $279,500 | $276,300 |
| Median property tax | $4,134 | $4,332 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.479% | 1.568% |
| Median gross rent | $770 | $1,105 |
| Population | 1,794 | 462,853 |
The weather behind that power bill
Monson Center sits in Hampden County, which averages a high of 84.9°F in its hottest month and a low of 15.5°F in its coldest, with 45.16" of precipitation a year and 29% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 677 cooling and 6,330 heating degree days, which is what sets the $259 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Hampden County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Hampden County
Full Hampden County cost breakdown · Every county in Massachusetts
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Monson Center?
A $280,000 home in Monson Center, Massachusetts costs approximately $2,417 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,439 principal and interest, $345 property tax, $72 homeowners insurance, $327 utilities and $233 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Monson Center?
Monson Center has an effective property tax rate of 1.479%, based on a median home value of $279,500 and median real estate taxes of $4,134. That is lower than the Hampden County average of 1.568%.
What is the average home price in Monson Center?
The median owner-occupied home value in Monson Center, Massachusetts is $279,500, against $276,300 across Hampden County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Monson Center?
Median gross rent in Monson Center is $770 a month, against $2,417 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 Monson Center — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Massachusetts.
- 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.