Did you know that the median home down payment with financing in Q4 2017 was $18,000? This is down from a record high $19,100 in the previous quarter but up 20 percent from $14,950 in Q4 2016. If you are looking to buy a home, do you know how much home down payment you will need? Many factors come into play but one major factor depends where you are looking. ATTOM Data Solutions crunched the numbers in those major metro areas to find out how much you will need to get that dream home.
If you are looking to buy in one of the metro areas below, you are in luck because you may already have the money:
| MSA | Top 5 MSAs with the lowest median down payment |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | $1,341 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $1,520 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $3,258 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | $3,297 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $3,505 |
However, if you are looking to buy in one of these metro areas below, you may have a bit more saving to do:
| MSA | Top 5 MSAs with the highest median down payment |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $268,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $174,500 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $123,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $119,800 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $107,000 |
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