Modoc County, CA real estate

What the numbers say

Modoc County, CA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Modoc County pay a median of $1,561 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $224,700, an effective rate of about 0.69%. The California average is 0.70%, which makes Modoc County the #27 lowest-tax of 58 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $836 a month, and $856 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $225,000 home here comes to about $1,449 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $62,000 a year (the median household here earns $59,455).