Sacramento USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM, 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.

Sacramento's 11 lenders originated 17 USDA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $5,865,000, with an average USDA loan value of $345,000.

Sacramento USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in Sacramento averaged -0.35% for the week of 2023-11-24, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Sacramento's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $7,579.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-11-17) was 6.44% and one month ago for the week of 2023-10-20, the average rate was 6.96%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.1%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-11-24, the average rate was -1.86%.

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Sacramento 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 Sacramento level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 5.06% $8,490
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 2 3.66% $6,993
HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 2 3.75% $7,128
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 2 3.75% $9,178
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 1 4.38% $13,742
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 3.63% $12,768
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 4.38% $6,942
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 5.75% $12,494
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 5.00% $11,497
CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. 1 3.55% $7,036
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 4.13% $8,050

The top Sacramento USDA lender as defined by loan originations is AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, with 2 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $8,490, which is $1,496 higher than the next largest lender, CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC.

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Sacramento (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 $445,630 (1.4%) $657,184 (-1.8%) 1.65 3,470
2018-02-01 $454,500 (1.0%) $663,867 (-2.7%) 1.65 3,639
2018-03-01 $467,000 (1.7%) $661,259 (-2.0%) 1.64 3,696
2018-04-01 $469,950 (0.2%) $667,218 (0.1%) 1.59 4,214
2018-05-01 $475,000 (0.5%) $661,387 (0.6%) 1.59 4,879
2018-06-01 $469,900 (-0.8%) $656,751 (-1.1%) 1.57 5,506
2018-07-01 $464,950 (1.1%) $657,857 (0.3%) 1.55 5,846
2018-08-01 $459,950 (2.2%) $647,221 (-0.4%) 1.54 6,200
2018-09-01 $449,999 (0.2%) $632,432 (-0.2%) 1.51 6,413
2018-10-01 $449,450 (2.3%) $629,941 (1.8%) 1.52 6,265
2018-11-01 $448,984 (2.1%) $624,016 (-0.1%) 1.52 5,923
2018-12-01 $449,500 (2.4%) $627,499 (-2.8%) 1.55 5,133
2019-01-01 $449,975 (1.0%) $639,764 (-2.7%) 1.55 4,390
2019-02-01 $462,039 (1.7%) $650,504 (-2.0%) 1.56 4,199
2019-03-01 $476,371 (2.0%) $660,380 (-0.1%) 1.56 4,273
2019-04-01 $487,000 (3.6%) $662,278 (-0.7%) 1.55 4,491
2019-05-01 $492,500 (3.7%) $661,526 (0.0%) 1.54 5,146
2019-06-01 $502,163 (6.9%) $684,750 (4.3%) 1.57 5,591
2019-07-01 $499,353 (7.4%) $679,462 (3.3%) 1.56 5,844
2019-08-01 $495,695 (7.8%) $678,336 (4.8%) 1.57 5,800
2019-09-01 $489,679 (8.8%) $676,530 (7.0%) 1.57 5,689
2019-10-01 $485,668 (8.1%) $676,975 (7.5%) 1.57 5,529
2019-11-01 $488,000 (8.7%) $685,687 (9.9%) 1.60 4,833
2019-12-01 $495,000 (10.1%) $764,076 (21.8%) 1.65 3,685
2020-01-01 $492,450 (9.4%) $706,427 (10.4%) 1.65 3,266
2020-02-01 $499,000 (8.0%) $711,703 (9.4%) 1.64 3,242
2020-03-01 $506,750 (6.4%) $691,940 (4.8%) 1.59 3,552
2020-04-01 $499,066 (2.5%) $676,741 (2.2%) 1.56 3,984
2020-05-01 $507,901 (3.1%) $694,950 (5.1%) 1.54 4,193
2020-06-01 $516,631 (2.9%) $703,038 (2.7%) 1.52 3,946
2020-07-01 $525,000 (5.1%) $720,155 (6.0%) 1.52 3,336
2020-08-01 $525,000 (5.9%) $754,722 (11.3%) 1.50 2,950
2020-09-01 $539,950 (10.3%) $842,386 (24.5%) 1.55 2,938
2020-10-01 $545,000 (12.2%) $808,671 (19.5%) 1.56 2,896
2020-11-01 $551,553 (13.0%) $850,357 (24.0%) 1.61 2,561
2020-12-01 $549,000 (10.9%) $886,866 (16.1%) 1.63 1,998
2021-01-01 $565,000 (14.7%) $960,500 (36.0%) 1.69 1,582
2021-02-01 $549,995 (10.2%) $949,386 (33.4%) 1.60 1,568
2021-03-01 $547,450 (8.0%) $907,130 (31.1%) 1.55 1,681
2021-04-01 $574,500 (15.1%) $932,111 (37.7%) 1.56 1,887
2021-05-01 $585,000 (15.2%) $890,971 (28.2%) 1.56 2,017
2021-06-01 $593,500 (14.9%) $869,011 (23.6%) 1.56 2,346
2021-07-01 $595,500 (13.4%) $859,341 (19.3%) 1.57 2,782
2021-08-01 $585,450 (11.5%) $859,539 (13.9%) 1.56 2,961
2021-09-01 $589,000 (9.1%) $860,263 (2.1%) 1.57 2,957
2021-10-01 $594,400 (9.1%) $873,023 (8.0%) 1.59 2,929
2021-11-01 $592,474 (7.4%) $907,614 (6.7%) 1.58 2,399
2021-12-01 $597,000 (8.7%) $926,347 (4.5%) 1.62 1,767
2022-01-01 $619,900 (9.7%) $944,041 (-1.7%) 1.68 1,476
2022-02-01 $628,125 (14.2%) $938,068 (-1.2%) 1.63 1,532
2022-03-01 $629,475 (15.0%) $902,828 (-0.5%) 1.58 1,767
2022-04-01 $649,000 (13.0%) $899,087 (-3.5%) 1.55 2,106
2022-05-01 $649,500 (11.0%) $905,800 (1.7%) 1.48 3,072
2022-06-01 $643,500 (8.4%) $885,596 (1.9%) 1.43 3,804
2022-07-01 $629,900 (5.8%) $885,931 (3.1%) 1.42 4,654
2022-08-01 $614,675 (5.0%) $912,213 (6.1%) 1.42 4,756
2022-09-01 $600,000 (1.9%) $854,083 (-0.7%) 1.40 4,475
2022-10-01 $599,000 (0.8%) $834,492 (-4.4%) 1.41 4,372
2022-11-01 $589,995 (-0.4%) $836,180 (-7.9%) 1.42 3,987
2022-12-01 $588,125 (-1.5%) $852,272 (-8.0%) 1.45 3,212
2023-01-01 $595,250 (-4.0%) $861,436 (-8.8%) 1.48 2,648
2023-02-01 $606,463 (-3.5%) $892,474 (-4.9%) 1.46 2,266
2023-03-01 $627,000 (-0.4%) $920,999 (2.0%) 1.48 2,024
2023-04-01 $660,000 (1.7%) $939,401 (4.5%) 1.53 1,944
2023-05-01 $662,875 (2.1%) $927,784 (2.4%) 1.50 2,234
2023-06-01 $679,450 (5.6%) $1,013,670 (14.5%) 1.53 2,535
2023-07-01 $676,998 (7.5%) $1,052,928 (18.9%) 1.54 2,789
2023-08-01 $672,473 (9.4%) $1,033,280 (13.3%) 1.54 2,885
2023-09-01 $650,000 (8.3%) $1,009,080 (18.2%) 1.51 2,952
2023-10-01 $649,000 (8.4%) $990,303 (18.7%) 1.53 3,063
Sacramento's median listing price for 2023-10-01 was $649,000, a difference of $50,000 (8.4%) versus the prior year and $-1,000 versus the prior month.

Sacramento's median listing price comes in at 153% of the national average.

Sacramento's average listing price for 2023-10-01 was $990,303, a difference of $155,811 (18.7%) versus the prior year and $-18,777 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-10-01 period, Sacramento had 3,063 MLS listings, a difference of 111 listings (4%) versus the prior month and -1,309 listings (-30%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Sacramento (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 52 days 1,837 sqft
2018-02-01 36 days 1,875 sqft
2018-03-01 33 days 1,889 sqft
2018-04-01 32 days 1,892 sqft
2018-05-01 30 days 1,901 sqft
2018-06-01 33 days 1,892 sqft
2018-07-01 37 days 1,870 sqft
2018-08-01 38 days 1,867 sqft
2018-09-01 41 days 1,838 sqft
2018-10-01 46 days 1,835 sqft
2018-11-01 50 days 1,843 sqft
2018-12-01 58 days 1,836 sqft
2019-01-01 63 days 1,839 sqft
2019-02-01 49 days 1,860 sqft
2019-03-01 41 days 1,898 sqft
2019-04-01 37 days 1,927 sqft
2019-05-01 35 days 1,939 sqft
2019-06-01 37 days 2,000 sqft
2019-07-01 43 days 1,977 sqft
2019-08-01 47 days 1,964 sqft
2019-09-01 52 days 1,939 sqft
2019-10-01 57 days 1,930 sqft
2019-11-01 61 days 1,925 sqft
2019-12-01 73 days 1,949 sqft
2020-01-01 68 days 1,922 sqft
2020-02-01 43 days 1,925 sqft
2020-03-01 41 days 1,947 sqft
2020-04-01 43 days 1,915 sqft
2020-05-01 49 days 1,950 sqft
2020-06-01 46 days 1,959 sqft
2020-07-01 50 days 1,940 sqft
2020-08-01 36 days 1,932 sqft
2020-09-01 35 days 1,925 sqft
2020-10-01 35 days 1,913 sqft
2020-11-01 38 days 1,903 sqft
2020-12-01 44 days 1,877 sqft
2021-01-01 48 days 1,892 sqft
2021-02-01 31 days 1,833 sqft
2021-03-01 26 days 1,795 sqft
2021-04-01 26 days 1,859 sqft
2021-05-01 27 days 1,833 sqft
2021-06-01 26 days 1,821 sqft
2021-07-01 28 days 1,808 sqft
2021-08-01 30 days 1,792 sqft
2021-09-01 33 days 1,791 sqft
2021-10-01 33 days 1,774 sqft
2021-11-01 37 days 1,757 sqft
2021-12-01 43 days 1,756 sqft
2022-01-01 40 days 1,798 sqft
2022-02-01 25 days 1,800 sqft
2022-03-01 24 days 1,814 sqft
2022-04-01 24 days 1,849 sqft
2022-05-01 24 days 1,847 sqft
2022-06-01 29 days 1,840 sqft
2022-07-01 32 days 1,829 sqft
2022-08-01 39 days 1,804 sqft
2022-09-01 45 days 1,822 sqft
2022-10-01 47 days 1,809 sqft
2022-11-01 51 days 1,807 sqft
2022-12-01 63 days 1,811 sqft
2023-01-01 67 days 1,826 sqft
2023-02-01 51 days 1,859 sqft
2023-03-01 43 days 1,904 sqft
2023-04-01 35 days 1,997 sqft
2023-05-01 31 days 1,985 sqft
2023-06-01 33 days 2,012 sqft
2023-07-01 36 days 1,995 sqft
2023-08-01 37 days 1,967 sqft
2023-09-01 37 days 1,931 sqft
2023-10-01 42 days 1,900 sqft
Sacramento's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-10-01 was 42 days. This is -12% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Sacramento's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-10-01 period was 1,900 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,809 sqft.