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Mortgage Payment Calculator

Estimate your monthly principal-and-interest payment for a fixed-rate conventional mortgage. Add taxes and insurance separately after you see the base number.

Estimated monthly payment

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Principal: —/moInterest: —/mo

Loan amount
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Total interest
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Total cost
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Estimates only — not financial advice. Assumes fixed-rate conventional loan.

Worked example

A $400,000 home with 20% down ($80,000) leaves a $320,000 loan. At 7.0% fixed over 30 years:

Loan amount
$320,000
Monthly payment (P&I)
$2,129
Total interest over 30 years
$446,428
Total cost of the home
$846,428

Sensitivity: Payment by rate and term

Rate / Term15 years20 years30 years
6.0%$2,700$2,292$1,919
6.5%$2,788$2,386$2,024
7.0%$2,877$2,483$2,129
7.5%$2,967$2,582$2,239
8.0%$3,059$2,684$2,350

How it works

Monthly Payment = Loan × [r(1+r)ⁿ] / [(1+r)ⁿ − 1]

where r = annual rate ÷ 12 and n = loan term in months.

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