El Centro USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

EL CENTRO, CA

USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

El Centro's 12 lenders originated 15 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $4,285,000, with an average USDA loan value of $285,667.

El Centro USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in El Centro averaged 6.45% for the week of 2024-11-08, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.477% for the same period.

El Centro's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $8,885.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-01) was 6.02% and one month ago for the week of 2024-10-04, the average rate was 5.84%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.18%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.38%.

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El Centro USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the El Centro level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 3 6.00% $14,898
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.25% $14,870
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 6.50% $9,271
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC 1 6.13% $6,107
Loan Simple, Inc. 1 5.63% $11,569
Neighborhood Loans, Inc. 1 5.63% $13,241
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 5.75% $13,055
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 6.63% $7,351
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.88% $9,117
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 6.13% $12,057
U.S. Bank 1 7.75% $6,479
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.63% $15,086

The top El Centro USDA lender as defined by loan originations is PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY, with 3 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $14,898, which is $27 higher than the next largest lender, GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY.

The lowest fee El Centro USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate El Centro USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - El Centro (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $238,700 (-4.3%) $249,643 (-0.2%) 0.00 237
2018-02-01 $239,950 (-2.5%) $248,504 (0.1%) 0.00 243
2018-03-01 $239,900 (1.5%) $244,073 (-1.7%) 0.00 242
2018-04-01 $244,950 (0.8%) $249,089 (-0.6%) 0.00 238
2018-05-01 $241,750 (-4.1%) $245,165 (-5.3%) 0.00 251
2018-06-01 $240,000 (-4.8%) $244,761 (-4.0%) 0.00 241
2018-07-01 $240,975 (-5.5%) $246,318 (-3.3%) 0.00 248
2018-08-01 $247,475 (-3.8%) $251,557 (-1.0%) 0.00 241
2018-09-01 $256,000 (0.4%) $252,601 (0.5%) 0.00 265
2018-10-01 $258,160 (2.9%) $251,016 (-0.8%) 0.00 262
2018-11-01 $249,000 (0.5%) $248,258 (-1.0%) 0.00 260
2018-12-01 $249,000 (3.8%) $247,185 (-1.7%) 0.00 242
2019-01-01 $248,000 (3.9%) $244,555 (-2.0%) 0.00 224
2019-02-01 $241,250 (0.5%) $241,688 (-2.7%) 0.00 232
2019-03-01 $241,500 (0.7%) $241,708 (-1.0%) 0.00 216
2019-04-01 $242,000 (-1.2%) $240,689 (-3.4%) 0.00 211
2019-05-01 $259,933 (7.5%) $255,069 (4.0%) 0.00 198
2019-06-01 $269,995 (12.5%) $274,995 (12.4%) 0.00 191
2019-07-01 $261,725 (8.6%) $272,610 (10.7%) 0.00 169
2019-08-01 $253,795 (2.6%) $270,441 (7.5%) 0.00 167
2019-09-01 $253,863 (-0.8%) $268,014 (6.1%) 0.00 165
2019-10-01 $253,908 (-1.7%) $266,395 (6.1%) 0.00 168
2019-11-01 $259,700 (4.3%) $278,483 (12.2%) 0.00 177
2019-12-01 $269,700 (8.3%) $284,497 (15.1%) 0.00 178
2020-01-01 $262,475 (5.8%) $271,866 (11.2%) 0.00 180
2020-02-01 $254,990 (5.7%) $270,577 (12.0%) 0.00 182
2020-03-01 $261,400 (8.2%) $274,362 (13.5%) 0.00 164
2020-04-01 $259,900 (7.4%) $273,257 (13.5%) 0.00 164
2020-05-01 $255,000 (-1.9%) $268,424 (5.2%) 0.00 141
2020-06-01 $249,950 (-7.4%) $265,199 (-3.6%) 0.00 132
2020-07-01 $250,000 (-4.5%) $266,961 (-2.1%) 0.00 115
2020-08-01 $249,900 (-1.5%) $261,151 (-3.4%) 0.00 112
2020-09-01 $239,925 (-5.5%) $254,723 (-5.0%) 0.00 112
2020-10-01 $239,900 (-5.5%) $288,578 (8.3%) 0.00 108
2020-11-01 $264,723 (1.9%) $304,545 (9.4%) 0.00 112
2020-12-01 $238,175 (-11.7%) $301,338 (5.9%) 0.00 106
2021-01-01 $239,900 (-8.6%) $314,771 (15.8%) 0.00 97
2021-02-01 $234,900 (-7.9%) $322,005 (19.0%) 0.00 70
2021-03-01 $237,200 (-9.3%) $336,158 (22.5%) 0.00 69
2021-04-01 $282,500 (8.7%) $351,280 (28.6%) 0.00 75
2021-05-01 $280,000 (9.8%) $334,692 (24.7%) 0.00 73
2021-06-01 $292,000 (16.8%) $345,539 (30.3%) 0.00 69
2021-07-01 $280,000 (12.0%) $336,701 (26.1%) 0.00 85
2021-08-01 $283,750 (13.6%) $327,634 (25.5%) 0.00 99
2021-09-01 $276,000 (15.0%) $324,671 (27.5%) 0.00 100
2021-10-01 $265,000 (10.5%) $320,808 (11.2%) 0.00 91
2021-11-01 $274,875 (3.8%) $325,575 (6.9%) 0.00 93
2021-12-01 $297,225 (24.8%) $338,165 (12.2%) 0.00 81
2022-01-01 $274,850 (14.6%) $300,571 (-4.5%) 0.00 61
2022-02-01 $289,000 (23.0%) $311,928 (-3.1%) 0.00 67
2022-03-01 $329,000 (38.7%) $336,029 (0.0%) 0.00 70
2022-04-01 $329,000 (16.5%) $335,972 (-4.4%) 0.00 79
2022-05-01 $329,000 (17.5%) $327,937 (-2.0%) 0.00 75
2022-06-01 $329,000 (12.7%) $334,826 (-3.1%) 0.00 90
2022-07-01 $359,900 (28.5%) $369,062 (9.6%) 0.00 112
2022-08-01 $359,900 (26.8%) $371,451 (13.4%) 0.00 144
2022-09-01 $359,900 (30.4%) $376,257 (15.9%) 0.00 151
2022-10-01 $350,000 (32.1%) $371,226 (15.7%) 0.00 174
2022-11-01 $342,975 (24.8%) $353,394 (8.5%) 0.00 192
2022-12-01 $334,975 (12.7%) $351,080 (3.8%) 0.00 183
2023-01-01 $344,225 (25.2%) $358,965 (19.4%) 0.00 160
2023-02-01 $349,000 (20.8%) $361,727 (16.0%) 0.00 127
2023-03-01 $345,975 (5.2%) $362,487 (7.9%) 0.00 117
2023-04-01 $354,950 (7.9%) $368,541 (9.7%) 0.00 105
2023-05-01 $359,900 (9.4%) $375,673 (14.6%) 0.00 104
2023-06-01 $359,925 (9.4%) $382,376 (14.2%) 0.00 98
2023-07-01 $359,900 (0.0%) $380,881 (3.2%) 0.00 98
2023-08-01 $359,970 (0.0%) $368,001 (-0.9%) 0.00 109
2023-09-01 $359,900 (0.0%) $368,636 (-2.0%) 0.00 108
2023-10-01 $358,675 (2.5%) $371,120 (0.0%) 0.00 121
2023-11-01 $348,000 (1.5%) $360,024 (1.9%) 0.00 124
2023-12-01 $357,450 (6.7%) $368,605 (5.0%) 0.00 112
2024-01-01 $353,750 (2.8%) $367,351 (2.3%) 0.00 103
2024-02-01 $359,900 (3.1%) $375,088 (3.7%) 0.00 115
2024-03-01 $359,900 (4.0%) $374,790 (3.4%) 0.00 99
2024-04-01 $359,900 (1.4%) $380,262 (3.2%) 0.00 104
2024-05-01 $359,900 (0.0%) $380,546 (1.3%) 0.00 111
2024-06-01 $359,900 (0.0%) $385,690 (0.9%) 0.00 104
2024-07-01 $371,500 (3.2%) $398,280 (4.6%) 0.00 108
2024-08-01 $385,000 (7.0%) $414,619 (12.7%) 0.00 117
2024-09-01 $360,975 (0.3%) $397,268 (7.8%) 0.00 127
2024-10-01 $356,175 (-0.7%) $380,033 (2.4%) 0.00 140
El Centro's median listing price for 2024-10-01 was $356,175, a difference of $-2,500 (-0.7%) versus the prior year and $-4,800 versus the prior month.

El Centro's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

El Centro's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $380,033, a difference of $8,913 (2.4%) versus the prior year and $-17,235 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-10-01 period, El Centro had 140 MLS listings, a difference of 13 listings (10%) versus the prior month and 19 listings (16%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - El Centro (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,706 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,685 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,690 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,712 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,685 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,618 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,730 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,733 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,703 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,647 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,608 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,597 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,699 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,771 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,705 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,623 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,610 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,631 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,673 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,607 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,617 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,661 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,615 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,578 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,576 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,562 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,690 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,569 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,693 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,677 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,601 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,592 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,656 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,556 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,570 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,596 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,602 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,690 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,693 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,671 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,596 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,644 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,694 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,562 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,555 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,607 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,580 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,628 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,673 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,599 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,540 sqft
El Centro's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-10-01 was 0 days.

El Centro's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 1,540 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,630 sqft.