Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Taft Southwest, Texas
A $93,000 home here costs
$951per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $478. The real number is $473 higher every month — 99% 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.
Taft Southwest against San Patricio County and Texas
| Measure | Taft Southwest | San Patricio County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $92,900 | $180,400 |
| Median property tax | — | $2,754 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.527% | 1.527% |
| Median gross rent | $1,286 | $1,239 |
| Population | 1,399 | 69,519 |
The weather behind that power bill
Taft Southwest sits in San Patricio County, which averages a high of 94.6°F in its hottest month and a low of 44.9°F in its coldest, with 32.96" of precipitation a year and 35% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 3,419 cooling and 1,011 heating degree days, which is what sets the $148 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for San Patricio County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in San Patricio County
Full San Patricio County cost breakdown · Every county in Texas
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Taft Southwest?
A $93,000 home in Taft Southwest, Texas costs approximately $951 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $478 principal and interest, $118 property tax, $62 homeowners insurance, $216 utilities and $78 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Taft Southwest?
Place-level tax data is not published for Taft Southwest, so the San Patricio County rate of 1.527% applies here.
What is the average home price in Taft Southwest?
The median owner-occupied home value in Taft Southwest, Texas is $92,900, against $180,400 across San Patricio County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Taft Southwest?
Median gross rent in Taft Southwest is $1,286 a month, against $951 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 Taft Southwest — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Texas.
- 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.