Mortgage calculators

Nine tools covering every step of the home-financing decision, from "can I afford it?" to "should I refinance?"

Buying or refinancing a home is a sequence of decisions, not a single number. The right calculator depends on where you are in the process.

Before you shop, the affordability and down-payment calculators tell you what price range fits your income, debts, and savings.

When you're comparing offers, the main mortgage calculator computes monthly payment, total interest, and the full amortization schedule. If you're putting less than 20% down, the FHA loan calculator factors in MIP, and the VA loan calculator handles the funding fee for eligible service members.

After you close, the payoff calculator shows how extra principal payments save interest and shorten the loan, and the refinance calculator computes the break-even point on a rate change.

To tap home equity, the home equity loan and HELOC calculators model the two main ways to borrow against the value you've built up.

All nine use the same standard amortization math, the same formulas your lender uses internally. Results match within rounding.

See also: our 2026 study on the monthly mortgage payment for a $400K home in every US state — same loan, 50 states, PITI varies by more than $650/month (about $7,800/year) just from crossing state lines.

Before you shop

Figure out what you can afford and how much you need to put down.

Comparing loan offers

Compute payments, total interest, and amortization for any loan structure.

After you close

Decide on extra payments or refinancing once you have a loan.

Tapping home equity

Borrow against the value you've built up, lump-sum or line of credit.