Palatka USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Palatka, FL

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    • 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.

    Palatka's 10 lenders originated 14 USDA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $2,740,000, with an average USDA loan value of $195,714.

    Palatka USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Palatka averaged 6.83% for the week of 2025-07-11, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.449% for the same period.

    Palatka's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $5,767.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-07-04) was 6.64% and one month ago for the week of 2025-06-06, the average rate was 6.53%.

    The average rate one year ago was 7.22%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-07-11, the average rate was 6.06%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Palatka 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 Palatka level.

    Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
    Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 3 5.88% $10,512
    INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 2 5.56% $6,715
    NEWREZ LLC 2 6.19% $8,060
    PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.25% $10,476
    PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.25% $8,484
    South State Bank 1 6.25% $6,662
    UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 6.99% $10,013
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.25% $11,173
    Flagstar Bank, FSB 1 7.00% $4,931
    GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.00% $6,967

    The top Palatka USDA lender as defined by loan originations is Equity Prime Mortgage LLC, with 3 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $10,512, which is $3,797 higher than the next largest lender, INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC..

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

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

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Palatka (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 $214,725 (44.4%) $279,510 (35.4%) 0.00 292
    2018-02-01 $223,550 (52.2%) $279,572 (32.3%) 0.00 287
    2018-03-01 $220,000 (44.6%) $269,552 (24.6%) 0.00 303
    2018-04-01 $220,000 (38.4%) $276,384 (26.1%) 0.00 306
    2018-05-01 $228,700 (35.7%) $282,505 (24.9%) 0.00 286
    2018-06-01 $225,000 (31.7%) $281,082 (22.0%) 0.00 280
    2018-07-01 $225,975 (25.7%) $277,224 (14.0%) 0.00 269
    2018-08-01 $224,975 (20.0%) $272,648 (10.1%) 0.00 259
    2018-09-01 $209,950 (5.4%) $260,927 (3.5%) 0.00 270
    2018-10-01 $201,188 (1.1%) $253,804 (1.0%) 0.00 280
    2018-11-01 $199,448 (-0.9%) $246,883 (-4.8%) 0.00 287
    2018-12-01 $199,000 (-0.5%) $248,231 (-4.7%) 0.00 280
    2019-01-01 $197,975 (-7.8%) $267,397 (-4.3%) 0.00 270
    2019-02-01 $212,400 (-5.0%) $272,861 (-2.4%) 0.00 272
    2019-03-01 $219,593 (-0.2%) $279,495 (3.7%) 0.00 272
    2019-04-01 $223,843 (1.8%) $287,216 (3.9%) 0.00 271
    2019-05-01 $227,500 (-0.5%) $297,831 (5.4%) 0.00 261
    2019-06-01 $224,900 (0.0%) $268,670 (-4.4%) 0.00 255
    2019-07-01 $220,000 (-2.6%) $265,526 (-4.2%) 0.00 277
    2019-08-01 $214,532 (-4.6%) $262,337 (-3.8%) 0.00 283
    2019-09-01 $206,329 (-1.7%) $257,358 (-1.4%) 0.00 287
    2019-10-01 $199,950 (-0.6%) $254,326 (0.2%) 0.00 287
    2019-11-01 $200,000 (0.3%) $256,357 (3.8%) 0.00 263
    2019-12-01 $219,725 (10.4%) $259,659 (4.6%) 0.00 269
    2020-01-01 $219,825 (11.0%) $289,774 (8.4%) 0.00 275
    2020-02-01 $214,950 (1.2%) $298,673 (9.5%) 0.00 283
    2020-03-01 $211,000 (-3.9%) $304,228 (8.9%) 0.00 251
    2020-04-01 $222,250 (-0.7%) $312,179 (8.7%) 0.00 230
    2020-05-01 $224,000 (-1.5%) $334,249 (12.2%) 0.00 199
    2020-06-01 $218,450 (-2.9%) $346,092 (28.8%) 0.00 178
    2020-07-01 $229,000 (4.1%) $327,489 (23.3%) 0.00 192
    2020-08-01 $227,000 (5.8%) $310,979 (18.5%) 0.00 185
    2020-09-01 $229,000 (11.0%) $297,285 (15.5%) 0.00 169
    2020-10-01 $219,000 (9.5%) $268,006 (5.4%) 0.00 176
    2020-11-01 $229,000 (14.5%) $305,142 (19.0%) 0.00 154
    2020-12-01 $229,000 (4.2%) $306,434 (18.0%) 0.00 155
    2021-01-01 $219,900 (0.0%) $300,733 (3.8%) 0.00 141
    2021-02-01 $228,000 (6.1%) $303,054 (1.5%) 0.00 141
    2021-03-01 $229,000 (8.5%) $320,336 (5.3%) 0.00 138
    2021-04-01 $225,750 (1.6%) $347,575 (11.3%) 0.00 106
    2021-05-01 $236,998 (5.8%) $333,087 (-0.4%) 0.00 107
    2021-06-01 $216,248 (-1.0%) $328,552 (-5.1%) 0.00 130
    2021-07-01 $215,995 (-5.7%) $322,850 (-1.4%) 0.00 147
    2021-08-01 $217,673 (-4.1%) $323,951 (4.2%) 0.00 151
    2021-09-01 $226,218 (-1.2%) $313,230 (5.4%) 0.00 149
    2021-10-01 $245,000 (11.9%) $381,067 (42.2%) 0.00 153
    2021-11-01 $265,000 (15.7%) $407,070 (33.4%) 0.00 161
    2021-12-01 $274,500 (19.9%) $410,352 (33.9%) 0.00 156
    2022-01-01 $265,000 (20.5%) $423,101 (40.7%) 0.00 136
    2022-02-01 $282,400 (23.9%) $503,126 (66.0%) 0.00 114
    2022-03-01 $285,925 (24.9%) $517,720 (61.6%) 0.00 109
    2022-04-01 $275,000 (21.8%) $512,636 (47.5%) 0.00 124
    2022-05-01 $271,200 (14.4%) $485,898 (45.9%) 0.00 141
    2022-06-01 $319,900 (47.9%) $560,823 (70.7%) 0.00 156
    2022-07-01 $299,700 (38.8%) $454,466 (40.8%) 0.00 181
    2022-08-01 $300,975 (38.3%) $442,804 (36.7%) 0.00 195
    2022-09-01 $299,500 (32.4%) $452,546 (44.5%) 0.00 206
    2022-10-01 $300,990 (22.9%) $483,630 (26.9%) 0.00 211
    2022-11-01 $317,500 (19.8%) $501,669 (23.2%) 0.00 214
    2022-12-01 $294,900 (7.4%) $428,442 (4.4%) 0.00 228
    2023-01-01 $294,900 (11.3%) $423,424 (0.1%) 0.00 221
    2023-02-01 $294,900 (4.4%) $420,455 (-16.4%) 0.00 205
    2023-03-01 $294,900 (3.1%) $413,827 (-20.1%) 0.00 192
    2023-04-01 $298,500 (8.6%) $416,355 (-18.8%) 0.00 213
    2023-05-01 $310,775 (14.6%) $417,306 (-14.1%) 0.00 174
    2023-06-01 $303,750 (-5.1%) $412,255 (-26.5%) 0.00 179
    2023-07-01 $299,900 (0.1%) $453,229 (-0.3%) 0.00 192
    2023-08-01 $298,050 (-1.0%) $426,981 (-3.6%) 0.00 205
    2023-09-01 $299,900 (0.1%) $443,858 (-1.9%) 0.00 209
    2023-10-01 $309,900 (3.0%) $452,080 (-6.5%) 0.00 204
    2023-11-01 $299,975 (-5.5%) $446,654 (-11.0%) 0.00 213
    2023-12-01 $299,950 (1.7%) $411,176 (-4.0%) 0.00 230
    2024-01-01 $316,700 (7.4%) $430,026 (1.6%) 0.00 229
    2024-02-01 $317,475 (7.7%) $441,189 (4.9%) 0.00 222
    2024-03-01 $309,950 (5.1%) $445,585 (7.7%) 0.00 229
    2024-04-01 $299,950 (0.5%) $441,201 (6.0%) 0.00 251
    2024-05-01 $299,950 (-3.5%) $426,437 (2.2%) 0.00 253
    2024-06-01 $299,900 (-1.3%) $420,388 (2.0%) 0.00 270
    2024-07-01 $300,000 (0.0%) $427,904 (-5.6%) 0.00 278
    2024-08-01 $320,000 (7.4%) $422,666 (-1.0%) 0.00 297
    2024-09-01 $324,500 (8.2%) $428,853 (-3.4%) 0.00 311
    2024-10-01 $325,000 (4.9%) $426,329 (-5.7%) 0.00 316
    2024-11-01 $319,250 (6.4%) $421,221 (-5.7%) 0.00 334
    2024-12-01 $319,750 (6.6%) $416,050 (1.2%) 0.00 348
    2025-01-01 $313,750 (-0.9%) $417,789 (-2.9%) 0.00 340
    2025-02-01 $315,000 (-0.8%) $416,483 (-5.6%) 0.00 341
    2025-03-01 $326,400 (5.3%) $418,051 (-6.2%) 0.00 328
    2025-04-01 $325,000 (8.4%) $412,476 (-6.5%) 0.00 352
    2025-05-01 $325,000 (8.4%) $419,820 (-1.6%) 0.00 360
    2025-06-01 $322,425 (7.5%) $412,520 (-1.9%) 0.00 367
    Palatka's median listing price for 2025-06-01 was $322,425, a difference of $22,525 (7.5%) versus the prior year and $-2,575 versus the prior month.

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

    Palatka's average listing price for 2025-06-01 was $412,520, a difference of $-7,868 (-1.9%) versus the prior year and $-7,300 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-06-01 period, Palatka had 367 MLS listings, a difference of 7 listings (2%) versus the prior month and 97 listings (36%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Palatka (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 1,621 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 1,674 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 1,752 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,802 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 1,801 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 1,801 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,792 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,768 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 1,723 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 1,699 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 1,686 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 1,720 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 1,766 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 1,797 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 1,801 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 1,744 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 1,741 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 1,719 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 1,696 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 1,675 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 1,676 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 1,713 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 1,728 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 1,695 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 1,727 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 1,674 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 1,668 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 1,858 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 1,767 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 1,721 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 1,677 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 1,789 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 1,721 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 1,794 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 1,759 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 1,470 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 1,434 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 1,498 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,576 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,625 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,722 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,701 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,731 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,547 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,531 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,688 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 1,650 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 1,662 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 1,619 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 1,650 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 1,621 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 1,545 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 1,545 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,545 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,545 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 1,545 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 1,543 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,515 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,539 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,495 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,527 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,603 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,561 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,564 sqft
    2024-04-01 0 days 1,550 sqft
    2024-05-01 0 days 1,525 sqft
    2024-06-01 0 days 1,520 sqft
    2024-07-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2024-08-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
    2024-09-01 0 days 1,610 sqft
    2024-10-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
    2024-11-01 0 days 1,612 sqft
    2024-12-01 0 days 1,612 sqft
    2025-01-01 0 days 1,577 sqft
    2025-02-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
    2025-03-01 0 days 1,622 sqft
    2025-04-01 0 days 1,559 sqft
    2025-05-01 0 days 1,552 sqft
    2025-06-01 0 days 1,539 sqft
    Palatka's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-06-01 was 0 days.

    Palatka's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-06-01 period was 1,539 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,520 sqft.