Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Suffield, Ohio
A $201,000 home here costs
$1,775per month, all in, with 20% down at today's 7.24% 30-year fixed rate. By the 28% rule that takes a household income of about $76,000 a year.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,096. The real number is $679 higher every month, 62% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
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Small-place caveat: the Census publishes these figures for Suffield from a five-year rolling sample, and with about 1,291 residents that sample is small. The median home value here carries a much wider margin of error than a big-city figure does, so treat it as indicative rather than exact. The Portage County figures are drawn from a far larger sample if you want a steadier number.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Suffield against Portage County and Ohio
| Measure | Suffield | Portage County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $200,500 | $210,500 |
| Median property tax | $2,455 | $2,728 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.224% | 1.296% |
| Median gross rent | $1,072 | $1,036 |
| Population | 1,291 | 161,421 |
The weather behind that power bill
Suffield sits in Portage County, which averages a high of 84.5°F in its hottest month and a low of 17.0°F in its coldest, with 43.07" of precipitation a year and 30% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 645 cooling and 6,398 heating degree days, which is what sets the $164 electricity line above.
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Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Suffield?
A $201,000 home in Suffield, Ohio costs approximately $1,775 per month with 20% down at 7.24%. That is $1,096 principal and interest, $205 property tax, $75 homeowners insurance, $232 utilities and $168 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Suffield?
Suffield has an effective property tax rate of 1.224%, based on a median home value of $200,500 and median real estate taxes of $2,455. That is lower than the Portage County average of 1.296%.
What is the average home price in Suffield?
The median owner-occupied home value in Suffield, Ohio is $200,500, against $210,500 across Portage County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Suffield?
Median gross rent in Suffield is $1,072 a month, against $1,775 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
What salary do you need to buy a home in Suffield?
Using the standard 28% rule, housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, buying the median home in Suffield, Ohio at today's rate takes a household income of roughly $76,000 a year. That covers the full $1,775 monthly cost, not just the mortgage payment.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Suffield, US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance, NAIC average premium for Ohio.
- 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.