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Buying a home in Fiddletown, California

The typical owner-occupied home in Fiddletown is worth about $377,300, 49% below the California median of $734,700 and 13% above the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $4,591 a year in property taxes, about 1.22% of their home's value, higher than the California rate of 0.70%. The median household earns $80,893 a year, so the median home costs 4.7 times the median income (7.4 times for California). 75% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 60% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Fiddletown at a glance

Fiddletown California U.S.
Median home value $377,300 $734,700 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $4,591 $5,124 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 1.22% 0.70% 0.94%
Median household income $80,893 $99,122 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 75% 56% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 60% 67% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $3,548 $2,946 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 51.0% 24.8% 21.0%
Median rent – $2,036 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1990 1976 1980
Vacant homes 13.7% 7.5% 10.1%
Population 223 39,287,377 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Fiddletown

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Fiddletown home of $377,300 with 20% down costs about $2,571 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $3,200, 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 $110,199 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 38% of the median Fiddletown household income of $80,893; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $277,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$75,460
Loan amount$301,840
Principal and interest$2,030
Property taxes (1.22% a year)$384
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$157
PMI$0
Total per month$2,571

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$13,206
Loan amount$370,466
Principal and interest$2,492
Property taxes (1.22% a year)$384
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$157
FHA mortgage insurance$167
Total per month$3,200

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Questions about home buying in Fiddletown

What is the median home value in Fiddletown?

About $377,300 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Fiddletown?

Homeowners pay a median $4,591 a year, which is about 1.22% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Fiddletown?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $2,571 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $110,199 a year.

More about Fiddletown

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