The typical owner-occupied home in Scipio is worth about $311,300, 36% below the Utah median of $489,400 and 6% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,500 a year in property taxes, about 0.48% of their home's value, lower than the Utah rate of 0.52%. The median household earns $75,313 a year, so the median home costs 4.1 times the median income (5.1 times for Utah). 92% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 61% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Scipio at a glance
| Scipio | Utah | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $311,300 | $489,400 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $1,500 | $2,525 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 0.48% | 0.52% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $75,313 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 92% | 70% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 61% | 69% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $1,531 | $2,009 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 19.3% | 20.5% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | – | $1,496 | $1,413 |
| Median year homes were built | 1944 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 16.1% | 8.1% | 10.1% |
| Population | 466 | 3,392,331 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Scipio
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Scipio home of $311,300 with 20% down costs about $1,930 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $2,448, 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 $82,695 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 31% of the median Scipio household income of $75,313; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $284,000.
| Down payment | $62,260 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $249,040 |
| Principal and interest | $1,675 |
| Property taxes (0.48% a year) | $125 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $130 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $1,930 |
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| Down payment | $10,896 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $305,662 |
| Principal and interest | $2,056 |
| Property taxes (0.48% a year) | $125 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $130 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $138 |
| Total per month | $2,448 |
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Questions about home buying in Scipio
What is the median home value in Scipio?
About $311,300 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Scipio?
Homeowners pay a median $1,500 a year, which is about 0.48% 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 Scipio?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $1,930 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $82,695 a year.
More about Scipio
- Mortgage Refinance in Scipio
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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