Mortgage amortization calculator

Your amortization schedule will show you how much of your monthly mortgage payments you spend toward principal and interest.
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Breakdown
Payment datePrincipalInterestBalance
May '24$0$0$240,000
June '24$194$1,416$239,806
July '24$195$1,415$239,612
August '24$196$1,414$239,416
September '24$197$1,413$239,219
October '24$198$1,412$239,021
November '24$199$1,411$238,821
December '24$201$1,409$238,621
January '25$202$1,408$238,419
February '25$203$1,407$238,216
March '25$204$1,406$238,012
April '25$205$1,405$237,807
May '25$207$1,403$237,600
June '25$208$1,402$237,393
July '25$209$1,401$237,184
August '25$210$1,400$236,973
September '25$211$1,399$236,762
October '25$213$1,397$236,549
November '25$214$1,396$236,335
December '25$215$1,395$236,120
January '26$216$1,394$235,904
February '26$218$1,392$235,686
March '26$219$1,391$235,467
April '26$220$1,390$235,247
May '26$222$1,388$235,025
June '26$223$1,387$234,802
July '26$224$1,386$234,578
August '26$226$1,384$234,352
September '26$227$1,383$234,125
October '26$228$1,382$233,897
November '26$230$1,380$233,668
December '26$231$1,379$233,437
January '27$232$1,378$233,204
February '27$234$1,376$232,971
March '27$235$1,375$232,736
April '27$236$1,374$232,499
May '27$238$1,372$232,261
June '27$239$1,371$232,022
July '27$241$1,369$231,782
August '27$242$1,368$231,539
September '27$243$1,366$231,296
October '27$245$1,365$231,051
November '27$246$1,364$230,805
December '27$248$1,362$230,557
January '28$249$1,361$230,308
February '28$251$1,359$230,057
March '28$252$1,358$229,805
April '28$254$1,356$229,551
May '28$255$1,355$229,296
June '28$257$1,353$229,039
July '28$258$1,352$228,781
August '28$260$1,350$228,521
September '28$261$1,349$228,259
October '28$263$1,347$227,997
November '28$264$1,346$227,732
December '28$266$1,344$227,466
January '29$268$1,342$227,199
February '29$269$1,341$226,930
March '29$271$1,339$226,659
April '29$272$1,338$226,387
May '29$274$1,336$226,113
June '29$276$1,334$225,837
July '29$277$1,333$225,560
August '29$279$1,331$225,281
September '29$280$1,330$225,001
October '29$282$1,328$224,719
November '29$284$1,326$224,435
December '29$285$1,325$224,150
January '30$287$1,323$223,862
February '30$289$1,321$223,574
March '30$291$1,319$223,283
April '30$292$1,318$222,991
May '30$294$1,316$222,697
June '30$296$1,314$222,401
July '30$297$1,313$222,104
August '30$299$1,311$221,805
September '30$301$1,309$221,504
October '30$303$1,307$221,201
November '30$305$1,305$220,896
December '30$306$1,304$220,590
January '31$308$1,302$220,282
February '31$310$1,300$219,972
March '31$312$1,298$219,660
April '31$314$1,296$219,347
May '31$315$1,295$219,031
June '31$317$1,293$218,714
July '31$319$1,291$218,395
August '31$321$1,289$218,074
September '31$323$1,287$217,751
October '31$325$1,285$217,426
November '31$327$1,283$217,099
December '31$329$1,281$216,770
January '32$331$1,279$216,440
February '32$333$1,277$216,107
March '32$335$1,275$215,773
April '32$337$1,273$215,436
May '32$339$1,271$215,097
June '32$341$1,269$214,757
July '32$343$1,267$214,414
August '32$345$1,265$214,070
September '32$347$1,263$213,723
October '32$349$1,261$213,375
November '32$351$1,259$213,024
December '32$353$1,257$212,671
January '33$355$1,255$212,316
February '33$357$1,253$211,959
March '33$359$1,251$211,600
April '33$361$1,249$211,239
May '33$363$1,247$210,876
June '33$365$1,245$210,510
July '33$368$1,242$210,143
August '33$370$1,240$209,773
September '33$372$1,238$209,401
October '33$374$1,236$209,027
November '33$376$1,234$208,651
December '33$379$1,231$208,272
January '34$381$1,229$207,891
February '34$383$1,227$207,508
March '34$385$1,225$207,123
April '34$388$1,222$206,735
May '34$390$1,220$206,345
June '34$392$1,218$205,953
July '34$394$1,215$205,559
August '34$397$1,213$205,162
September '34$399$1,211$204,763
October '34$402$1,208$204,361
November '34$404$1,206$203,957
December '34$406$1,204$203,551
January '35$409$1,201$203,142
February '35$411$1,199$202,731
March '35$414$1,196$202,318
April '35$416$1,194$201,902
May '35$418$1,192$201,483
June '35$421$1,189$201,062
July '35$423$1,187$200,639
August '35$426$1,184$200,213
September '35$428$1,182$199,785
October '35$431$1,179$199,354
November '35$433$1,177$198,920
December '35$436$1,174$198,484
January '36$439$1,171$198,046
February '36$441$1,169$197,605
March '36$444$1,166$197,161
April '36$446$1,164$196,715
May '36$449$1,161$196,266
June '36$452$1,158$195,814
July '36$454$1,156$195,360
August '36$457$1,153$194,902
September '36$460$1,150$194,443
October '36$462$1,148$193,980
November '36$465$1,145$193,515
December '36$468$1,142$193,047
January '37$471$1,139$192,577
February '37$473$1,137$192,103
March '37$476$1,134$191,627
April '37$479$1,131$191,148
May '37$482$1,128$190,666
June '37$485$1,125$190,181
July '37$488$1,122$189,694
August '37$490$1,120$189,203
September '37$493$1,117$188,710
October '37$496$1,114$188,214
November '37$499$1,111$187,714
December '37$502$1,108$187,212
January '38$505$1,105$186,707
February '38$508$1,102$186,199
March '38$511$1,099$185,688
April '38$514$1,096$185,174
May '38$517$1,093$184,657
June '38$520$1,090$184,137
July '38$523$1,087$183,613
August '38$526$1,084$183,087
September '38$529$1,081$182,558
October '38$533$1,077$182,025
November '38$536$1,074$181,489
December '38$539$1,071$180,950
January '39$542$1,068$180,408
February '39$545$1,065$179,863
March '39$548$1,061$179,315
April '39$552$1,058$178,763
May '39$555$1,055$178,208
June '39$558$1,052$177,650
July '39$562$1,048$177,088
August '39$565$1,045$176,523
September '39$568$1,042$175,955
October '39$572$1,038$175,384
November '39$575$1,035$174,809
December '39$578$1,032$174,230
January '40$582$1,028$173,649
February '40$585$1,025$173,064
March '40$589$1,021$172,475
April '40$592$1,018$171,883
May '40$596$1,014$171,287
June '40$599$1,011$170,688
July '40$603$1,007$170,086
August '40$606$1,004$169,479
September '40$610$1,000$168,870
October '40$613$997$168,256
November '40$617$993$167,639
December '40$621$989$167,019
January '41$624$986$166,394
February '41$628$982$165,767
March '41$632$978$165,135
April '41$635$975$164,499
May '41$639$971$163,860
June '41$643$967$163,217
July '41$647$963$162,571
August '41$651$959$161,920
September '41$654$956$161,266
October '41$658$952$160,608
November '41$662$948$159,945
December '41$666$944$159,279
January '42$670$940$158,610
February '42$674$936$157,936
March '42$678$932$157,258
April '42$682$928$156,576
May '42$686$924$155,890
June '42$690$920$155,200
July '42$694$916$154,506
August '42$698$912$153,808
September '42$702$908$153,106
October '42$706$904$152,399
November '42$711$899$151,689
December '42$715$895$150,974
January '43$719$891$150,255
February '43$723$887$149,532
March '43$727$882$148,804
April '43$732$878$148,072
May '43$736$874$147,336
June '43$740$870$146,596
July '43$745$865$145,851
August '43$749$861$145,102
September '43$754$856$144,348
October '43$758$852$143,590
November '43$763$847$142,828
December '43$767$843$142,061
January '44$772$838$141,289
February '44$776$834$140,513
March '44$781$829$139,732
April '44$785$825$138,947
May '44$790$820$138,157
June '44$795$815$137,362
July '44$799$811$136,563
August '44$804$806$135,759
September '44$809$801$134,950
October '44$814$796$134,137
November '44$818$792$133,318
December '44$823$787$132,495
January '45$828$782$131,667
February '45$833$777$130,834
March '45$838$772$129,997
April '45$843$767$129,154
May '45$848$762$128,306
June '45$853$757$127,453
July '45$858$752$126,596
August '45$863$747$125,733
September '45$868$742$124,865
October '45$873$737$123,992
November '45$878$732$123,113
December '45$883$727$122,230
January '46$889$721$121,341
February '46$894$716$120,448
March '46$899$711$119,549
April '46$904$706$118,644
May '46$910$700$117,734
June '46$915$695$116,819
July '46$921$689$115,899
August '46$926$684$114,973
September '46$931$679$114,041
October '46$937$673$113,104
November '46$942$668$112,162
December '46$948$662$111,214
January '47$954$656$110,260
February '47$959$651$109,301
March '47$965$645$108,336
April '47$971$639$107,365
May '47$976$634$106,389
June '47$982$628$105,407
July '47$988$622$104,419
August '47$994$616$103,425
September '47$1,000$610$102,426
October '47$1,005$604$101,420
November '47$1,011$599$100,409
December '47$1,017$593$99,392
January '48$1,023$587$98,368
February '48$1,029$581$97,339
March '48$1,036$574$96,303
April '48$1,042$568$95,262
May '48$1,048$562$94,214
June '48$1,054$556$93,160
July '48$1,060$550$92,100
August '48$1,066$544$91,033
September '48$1,073$537$89,961
October '48$1,079$531$88,882
November '48$1,085$525$87,796
December '48$1,092$518$86,704
January '49$1,098$512$85,606
February '49$1,105$505$84,501
March '49$1,111$499$83,390
April '49$1,118$492$82,272
May '49$1,124$486$81,148
June '49$1,131$479$80,017
July '49$1,138$472$78,879
August '49$1,144$466$77,735
September '49$1,151$459$76,583
October '49$1,158$452$75,425
November '49$1,165$445$74,261
December '49$1,172$438$73,089
January '50$1,179$431$71,910
February '50$1,186$424$70,725
March '50$1,193$417$69,532
April '50$1,200$410$68,332
May '50$1,207$403$67,126
June '50$1,214$396$65,912
July '50$1,221$389$64,691
August '50$1,228$382$63,463
September '50$1,235$375$62,227
October '50$1,243$367$60,985
November '50$1,250$360$59,735
December '50$1,257$353$58,477
January '51$1,265$345$57,212
February '51$1,272$338$55,940
March '51$1,280$330$54,660
April '51$1,287$323$53,373
May '51$1,295$315$52,078
June '51$1,303$307$50,775
July '51$1,310$300$49,465
August '51$1,318$292$48,147
September '51$1,326$284$46,821
October '51$1,334$276$45,487
November '51$1,342$268$44,146
December '51$1,349$261$42,796
January '52$1,357$253$41,439
February '52$1,365$245$40,074
March '52$1,373$237$38,700
April '52$1,382$228$37,319
May '52$1,390$220$35,929
June '52$1,398$212$34,531
July '52$1,406$204$33,125
August '52$1,414$195$31,710
September '52$1,423$187$30,287
October '52$1,431$179$28,856
November '52$1,440$170$27,417
December '52$1,448$162$25,968
January '53$1,457$153$24,512
February '53$1,465$145$23,046
March '53$1,474$136$21,572
April '53$1,483$127$20,090
May '53$1,491$119$18,598
June '53$1,500$110$17,098
July '53$1,509$101$15,589
August '53$1,518$92$14,071
September '53$1,527$83$12,544
October '53$1,536$74$11,008
November '53$1,545$65$9,463
December '53$1,554$56$7,909
January '54$1,563$47$6,346
February '54$1,573$37$4,773
March '54$1,582$28$3,192
April '54$1,591$19$1,601
May '54$1,601$9$0
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Total Monthly Payment$2,046$2,493$2,046
Mortgage Rate7.082%6.245%*7.082%*
Total interest paid$339,587$130,289$339,587
* Data source: ©Zillow, Inc. 2006 - 2024. Use is subject to the Terms of Use

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What's behind the numbers in our mortgage amortization calculator


An amortization calculator enables you to take a snapshot of the interest and principal (the debt) paid in any month of the loan.

"Amortization" is a word for the way debt is repaid in a mortgage, where each monthly payment is the same (excluding taxes and insurance). In the beginning years, most of each payment goes toward interest and only a little goes to debt reduction. That ratio gradually changes, and it flips in the later years of the mortgage. This is amortization at work.

For example, if you get a $200,000 mortgage for 30 years with an interest rate of 4.25%, your monthly principal and interest payments will be $984:

  • With the first payment, $276 will go to principal (reducing the debt) and $708 will go to interest.

  • Fast-forward 10 years to the 120th payment and the payment is still $984, but $420 goes to principal and $564 goes to interest.

  • In the next-to-last payment, $977 goes to principal and $7 goes to interest.

What the mortgage amortization calculator does


Before you get a mortgage, you might want to know how much interest you will pay in total. If you already have a mortgage, you might want to know how much debt you've paid off and how much remains. Or you might want to compare different loan terms before refinancing. NerdWallet's mortgage amortization schedule calculator can help you do all of those things. It allows you to figure out:

  • How much a particular month's house payment goes toward principal and how much goes toward interest. This information is viewed on an "amortization schedule" — a table that breaks down each payment month by month.

  • How much interest you will pay over the life of the loan.

  • In any given month, how much you still owe.

  • How different terms, like a 30-year versus a 15-year, compare in monthly payments and interest paid over the life of the loan.

How to use our mortgage amortization calculator


To get the most out of the mortgage amortization calculator, you can personalize it with your own numbers. Fill in the data fields to the right of the graph.

The data fields contain the following inputs:

  • Location.

  • The value or price of the home.

  • The mortgage interest rate.

  • The down payment (or, in the case of a refinance, the value of the home's equity).

  • The loan's term, from one to 30 years.

The calculator has four tabs:

  • "Amortization schedule" has the graph. Move the vertical slider to see how much you still owe and how much principal and interest you have paid at the end of each 12-month period.

  • "Breakdown" shows, month by month, the remaining loan balance after that payment has been made. On computers and tablets, it also displays a mortgage amortization table detailing the principal and interest paid each month.

  • "Monthly payment" shows the estimated monthly payment, including principal and interest, property taxes and homeowners insurance.

  • "Compare loan types" gives a side-by-side view of the monthly payments and total interest paid for three loans. From left to right, they are the mortgage whose interest rate and term you specified, and a 15-year and 30-year loan at today's mortgage rates.

How to interpret your results


By playing around with the mortgage amortization calculator, you can:

  • See how much money you would save in the long run by getting a shorter- term loan, whether you're buying or refinancing.

  • See how much principal you have paid at the end of each year.

  • Take the first step toward calculating how much equity you have, and whether you can cancel private mortgage insurance. Use the slider to see approximately how much principal you have paid. Add that to your down payment. If that sum is more than 20% of the home's value when you got the loan, you might be able to cancel mortgage insurance.

Can I use the mortgage amortization calculator for an adjustable rate mortgage?


Probably not. The initial interest rate term would be represented well on an amortization schedule, but after the teaser interest rate term ends, it would be difficult to account for future interest rate adjustments.

Any amortization schedule on an ARM is really just an estimate and subject to substantial change.

Why does it take so long to pay down my principal?


The simple answer is: The lender gets paid first. In the early years of your mortgage, your monthly loan payment is heavily weighted to paying interest. Just a tiny reduction of the principal loan balance occurs with each payment at this stage. The rest of the payment often goes to insurance, taxes and other expenses wrapped into the monthly amount due.

As years pass, you’ll begin to see more of your payment going to principal — a greater amount is reducing the debt and less is being spent on interest.