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$1,415$239,806
July '24$195$1,414$239,611
August '24$196$1,413$239,415
September '24$197$1,412$239,218
October '24$198$1,411$239,020
November '24$200$1,410$238,820
December '24$201$1,408$238,619
January '25$202$1,407$238,418
February '25$203$1,406$238,214
March '25$204$1,405$238,010
April '25$205$1,404$237,805
May '25$207$1,402$237,598
June '25$208$1,401$237,390
July '25$209$1,400$237,181
August '25$210$1,399$236,971
September '25$212$1,398$236,759
October '25$213$1,396$236,546
November '25$214$1,395$236,332
December '25$215$1,394$236,117
January '26$217$1,392$235,900
February '26$218$1,391$235,682
March '26$219$1,390$235,463
April '26$221$1,389$235,242
May '26$222$1,387$235,020
June '26$223$1,386$234,797
July '26$224$1,385$234,573
August '26$226$1,383$234,347
September '26$227$1,382$234,120
October '26$228$1,381$233,892
November '26$230$1,379$233,662
December '26$231$1,378$233,431
January '27$232$1,377$233,198
February '27$234$1,375$232,964
March '27$235$1,374$232,729
April '27$237$1,373$232,492
May '27$238$1,371$232,254
June '27$239$1,370$232,015
July '27$241$1,368$231,774
August '27$242$1,367$231,532
September '27$244$1,365$231,288
October '27$245$1,364$231,043
November '27$247$1,363$230,796
December '27$248$1,361$230,548
January '28$249$1,360$230,299
February '28$251$1,358$230,048
March '28$252$1,357$229,795
April '28$254$1,355$229,541
May '28$255$1,354$229,286
June '28$257$1,352$229,029
July '28$258$1,351$228,771
August '28$260$1,349$228,511
September '28$262$1,348$228,249
October '28$263$1,346$227,986
November '28$265$1,345$227,721
December '28$266$1,343$227,455
January '29$268$1,341$227,188
February '29$269$1,340$226,918
March '29$271$1,338$226,647
April '29$273$1,337$226,375
May '29$274$1,335$226,101
June '29$276$1,333$225,825
July '29$277$1,332$225,548
August '29$279$1,330$225,269
September '29$281$1,329$224,988
October '29$282$1,327$224,706
November '29$284$1,325$224,422
December '29$286$1,324$224,136
January '30$287$1,322$223,849
February '30$289$1,320$223,560
March '30$291$1,318$223,269
April '30$292$1,317$222,977
May '30$294$1,315$222,683
June '30$296$1,313$222,387
July '30$298$1,312$222,089
August '30$299$1,310$221,790
September '30$301$1,308$221,488
October '30$303$1,306$221,186
November '30$305$1,304$220,881
December '30$307$1,303$220,574
January '31$308$1,301$220,266
February '31$310$1,299$219,956
March '31$312$1,297$219,644
April '31$314$1,295$219,330
May '31$316$1,293$219,014
June '31$318$1,292$218,697
July '31$319$1,290$218,378
August '31$321$1,288$218,056
September '31$323$1,286$217,733
October '31$325$1,284$217,408
November '31$327$1,282$217,081
December '31$329$1,280$216,752
January '32$331$1,278$216,421
February '32$333$1,276$216,088
March '32$335$1,274$215,754
April '32$337$1,272$215,417
May '32$339$1,270$215,078
June '32$341$1,268$214,737
July '32$343$1,266$214,395
August '32$345$1,264$214,050
September '32$347$1,262$213,703
October '32$349$1,260$213,354
November '32$351$1,258$213,003
December '32$353$1,256$212,650
January '33$355$1,254$212,295
February '33$357$1,252$211,938
March '33$359$1,250$211,579
April '33$361$1,248$211,218
May '33$364$1,246$210,854
June '33$366$1,244$210,488
July '33$368$1,241$210,121
August '33$370$1,239$209,751
September '33$372$1,237$209,379
October '33$374$1,235$209,004
November '33$377$1,233$208,628
December '33$379$1,230$208,249
January '34$381$1,228$207,868
February '34$383$1,226$207,485
March '34$386$1,224$207,099
April '34$388$1,221$206,711
May '34$390$1,219$206,321
June '34$392$1,217$205,929
July '34$395$1,214$205,534
August '34$397$1,212$205,137
September '34$399$1,210$204,738
October '34$402$1,207$204,336
November '34$404$1,205$203,932
December '34$406$1,203$203,526
January '35$409$1,200$203,117
February '35$411$1,198$202,705
March '35$414$1,195$202,292
April '35$416$1,193$201,876
May '35$419$1,191$201,457
June '35$421$1,188$201,036
July '35$424$1,186$200,612
August '35$426$1,183$200,186
September '35$429$1,181$199,758
October '35$431$1,178$199,327
November '35$434$1,176$198,893
December '35$436$1,173$198,457
January '36$439$1,170$198,018
February '36$441$1,168$197,577
March '36$444$1,165$197,133
April '36$447$1,163$196,686
May '36$449$1,160$196,237
June '36$452$1,157$195,785
July '36$455$1,155$195,331
August '36$457$1,152$194,873
September '36$460$1,149$194,414
October '36$463$1,147$193,951
November '36$465$1,144$193,486
December '36$468$1,141$193,018
January '37$471$1,138$192,547
February '37$474$1,136$192,073
March '37$476$1,133$191,597
April '37$479$1,130$191,118
May '37$482$1,127$190,635
June '37$485$1,124$190,151
July '37$488$1,121$189,663
August '37$491$1,119$189,172
September '37$494$1,116$188,679
October '37$496$1,113$188,182
November '37$499$1,110$187,683
December '37$502$1,107$187,181
January '38$505$1,104$186,675
February '38$508$1,101$186,167
March '38$511$1,098$185,656
April '38$514$1,095$185,142
May '38$517$1,092$184,624
June '38$520$1,089$184,104
July '38$523$1,086$183,581
August '38$526$1,083$183,054
September '38$530$1,080$182,525
October '38$533$1,076$181,992
November '38$536$1,073$181,456
December '38$539$1,070$180,917
January '39$542$1,067$180,375
February '39$545$1,064$179,829
March '39$549$1,061$179,281
April '39$552$1,057$178,729
May '39$555$1,054$178,174
June '39$558$1,051$177,615
July '39$562$1,047$177,054
August '39$565$1,044$176,489
September '39$568$1,041$175,920
October '39$572$1,037$175,349
November '39$575$1,034$174,774
December '39$578$1,031$174,195
January '40$582$1,027$173,613
February '40$585$1,024$173,028
March '40$589$1,020$172,439
April '40$592$1,017$171,847
May '40$596$1,013$171,252
June '40$599$1,010$170,652
July '40$603$1,006$170,050
August '40$606$1,003$169,443
September '40$610$999$168,834
October '40$613$996$168,220
November '40$617$992$167,603
December '40$621$988$166,982
January '41$624$985$166,358
February '41$628$981$165,730
March '41$632$977$165,098
April '41$635$974$164,463
May '41$639$970$163,823
June '41$643$966$163,180
July '41$647$962$162,534
August '41$651$959$161,883
September '41$654$955$161,228
October '41$658$951$160,570
November '41$662$947$159,908
December '41$666$943$159,242
January '42$670$939$158,572
February '42$674$935$157,898
March '42$678$931$157,220
April '42$682$927$156,538
May '42$686$923$155,852
June '42$690$919$155,162
July '42$694$915$154,468
August '42$698$911$153,770
September '42$702$907$153,067
October '42$706$903$152,361
November '42$711$899$151,650
December '42$715$894$150,936
January '43$719$890$150,217
February '43$723$886$149,493
March '43$728$882$148,766
April '43$732$877$148,034
May '43$736$873$147,298
June '43$740$869$146,557
July '43$745$864$145,812
August '43$749$860$145,063
September '43$754$856$144,310
October '43$758$851$143,552
November '43$763$847$142,789
December '43$767$842$142,022
January '44$772$838$141,250
February '44$776$833$140,474
March '44$781$828$139,693
April '44$785$824$138,908
May '44$790$819$138,118
June '44$795$815$137,324
July '44$799$810$136,524
August '44$804$805$135,720
September '44$809$800$134,912
October '44$814$796$134,098
November '44$818$791$133,280
December '44$823$786$132,457
January '45$828$781$131,629
February '45$833$776$130,796
March '45$838$771$129,958
April '45$843$766$129,115
May '45$848$761$128,268
June '45$853$756$127,415
July '45$858$751$126,557
August '45$863$746$125,694
September '45$868$741$124,826
October '45$873$736$123,953
November '45$878$731$123,075
December '45$883$726$122,192
January '46$889$721$121,303
February '46$894$715$120,410
March '46$899$710$119,511
April '46$904$705$118,606
May '46$910$699$117,697
June '46$915$694$116,782
July '46$920$689$115,861
August '46$926$683$114,935
September '46$931$678$114,004
October '46$937$672$113,067
November '46$942$667$112,125
December '46$948$661$111,177
January '47$953$656$110,223
February '47$959$650$109,264
March '47$965$644$108,300
April '47$970$639$107,329
May '47$976$633$106,353
June '47$982$627$105,371
July '47$988$621$104,383
August '47$994$616$103,390
September '47$999$610$102,390
October '47$1,005$604$101,385
November '47$1,011$598$100,374
December '47$1,017$592$99,356
January '48$1,023$586$98,333
February '48$1,029$580$97,304
March '48$1,035$574$96,269
April '48$1,041$568$95,227
May '48$1,048$562$94,180
June '48$1,054$555$93,126
July '48$1,060$549$92,066
August '48$1,066$543$91,000
September '48$1,072$537$89,927
October '48$1,079$530$88,849
November '48$1,085$524$87,763
December '48$1,092$518$86,672
January '49$1,098$511$85,574
February '49$1,104$505$84,469
March '49$1,111$498$83,358
April '49$1,118$492$82,241
May '49$1,124$485$81,117
June '49$1,131$478$79,986
July '49$1,137$472$78,848
August '49$1,144$465$77,704
September '49$1,151$458$76,553
October '49$1,158$451$75,396
November '49$1,165$445$74,231
December '49$1,171$438$73,060
January '50$1,178$431$71,882
February '50$1,185$424$70,696
March '50$1,192$417$69,504
April '50$1,199$410$68,305
May '50$1,206$403$67,099
June '50$1,213$396$65,885
July '50$1,221$389$64,665
August '50$1,228$381$63,437
September '50$1,235$374$62,202
October '50$1,242$367$60,959
November '50$1,250$360$59,710
December '50$1,257$352$58,453
January '51$1,264$345$57,188
February '51$1,272$337$55,916
March '51$1,279$330$54,637
April '51$1,287$322$53,350
May '51$1,295$315$52,056
June '51$1,302$307$50,753
July '51$1,310$299$49,444
August '51$1,318$292$48,126
September '51$1,325$284$46,801
October '51$1,333$276$45,467
November '51$1,341$268$44,126
December '51$1,349$260$42,778
January '52$1,357$252$41,421
February '52$1,365$244$40,056
March '52$1,373$236$38,683
April '52$1,381$228$37,302
May '52$1,389$220$35,913
June '52$1,397$212$34,515
July '52$1,406$204$33,110
August '52$1,414$195$31,696
September '52$1,422$187$30,274
October '52$1,431$179$28,843
November '52$1,439$170$27,404
December '52$1,448$162$25,956
January '53$1,456$153$24,500
February '53$1,465$144$23,036
March '53$1,473$136$21,562
April '53$1,482$127$20,080
May '53$1,491$118$18,590
June '53$1,500$110$17,090
July '53$1,508$101$15,582
August '53$1,517$92$14,064
September '53$1,526$83$12,538
October '53$1,535$74$11,003
November '53$1,544$65$9,459
December '53$1,553$56$7,905
January '54$1,563$47$6,343
February '54$1,572$37$4,771
March '54$1,581$28$3,190
April '54$1,590$19$1,600
May '54$1,600$9$0
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Total Monthly Payment$2,045$2,492$2,045
Mortgage Rate7.077%6.24%*7.077%*
Total interest paid$339,296$130,171$339,296
* 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.