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Buying a home in Rock Point, Arizona

The typical owner-occupied home in Rock Point is worth about $42,500, 89% below the Arizona median of $394,500 and 87% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $33,438 a year, so the median home costs 1.3 times the median income (4.9 times for Arizona). 79% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 0% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Rock Point at a glance

Rock Point Arizona U.S.
Median home value $42,500 $394,500 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $1,879 $3,119
Median household income $33,438 $79,964 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 79% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 0% 62% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $1,803 $1,963
Median rent $475 $1,543 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 13.4% 30.8% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1987 1992 1980
Vacant homes 13.4% 10.5% 10.1%
Population 345 7,378,838 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Rock Point

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Rock Point home of $42,500 with 20% down costs about $285 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $356, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $12,231 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 10% of the median Rock Point household income of $33,438; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $116,000.

The median rent here is $475 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$8,500
Loan amount$34,000
Principal and interest$229
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$39
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$18
PMI$0
Total per month$285

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$1,488
Loan amount$41,730
Principal and interest$281
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$39
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$18
FHA mortgage insurance$19
Total per month$356

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Questions about home buying in Rock Point

What is the median home value in Rock Point?

About $42,500 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Rock Point?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $285 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $12,231 a year.

More about Rock Point

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data