State planning guide · Arizona
What does the same mortgage cost in Arizona?
A location specific mortgage planning example for Arizona, compared with the national midpoint while price, down payment, rate, and term stay unchanged.
Direct answer
Mortgage costs in Arizona
On the same $450,000 home with $90,000 down and a 30 year loan at 6.5%, the Arizona planning estimate is $2,689.61 per month. That is $112.08 less than the national midpoint because property tax and homeowners insurance change with location.
Arizona changes the nonloan part of the payment
Principal and interest stay at $2,275.44 in both examples. Estimated property tax and insurance total $414.17 per month in Arizona, compared with $526.25 at the national midpoint.
- Total monthly payment
- $2,689.61
- National comparison: $2,801.69
- Principal, interest, estimated property tax, homeowners insurance, PMI, HOA dues, and entered extra principal.
- Property tax per month
- $247.50
- National comparison: $345.00
- The state reference applied to the same example home value.
- Homeowners insurance per month
- $166.67
- National comparison: $181.25
- An estimate for planning until an actual property quote is available.
- Share of example take home pay
- 21.5%
- National comparison: 22.4%
- Uses the example monthly take home pay of $12,500. Replace it with the household figure.
The location inputs behind the result
These are planning references, not quotes. The full calculator lets you replace every estimate with the local and transaction figures available to you.
- Effective property tax reference
- 0.66%
- National comparison: 0.92%
- Applied to the example home value. An actual assessment and local levy can differ.
- Annual homeowners insurance estimate
- $2,000
- National comparison: $2,175
- A planning estimate scaled from the StepShown national baseline, not an insurer quote.
- Buyer closing cost reference
- 1.6%
- National comparison: 1.6%
- A state planning reference before lender, title, property, and transaction specifics.
What stays equal
- $450,000 home price
- $90,000 down payment
- 6.5% fixed mortgage rate
- 30 year term
- $12,500 monthly take home pay
- No HOA dues or extra principal
What this cannot tell you
- The property tax figure is a state planning reference, not a parcel assessment or local millage rate.
- The insurance figure is not a quote and does not model the property, deductible, coverage, claims history, or insurer.
- The example does not qualify a borrower, predict approval, or include every loan program and local charge.
Sources and review record
The state references used on this page were checked July 29, 2026. The calculation method and location comparisons use the following records. None of these sources is represented as validating a personal quote or every cost in the example.
- Principal and interest payment versus total monthly payment
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The distinction between principal and interest and the full payment including tax, insurance, and mortgage insurance.
- Decide how much you want to spend on a home
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Budgeting from a total monthly housing payment before solving for principal and interest.
- When can I remove private mortgage insurance from my loan?
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The distinction between requesting borrower paid PMI cancellation at 80% of original value and scheduled automatic termination at 78%, including eligibility conditions and loan type limits.
Owner: StepShown engineering. Independent home finance review is still pending, so this page remains held from search indexing.