Mortgage amortization calculator

Your amortization schedule will show you how much of your monthly mortgage payments you spend toward principal and interest.
Monthly principal & interest

$1,652

30-year fixed loan term

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30 year fixed loan term

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Principal Paid
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Interest Paid
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Breakdown
Payment datePrincipalInterestBalance
April '24$0$0$240,000
May '24$184$1,468$239,816
June '24$185$1,467$239,631
July '24$186$1,466$239,445
August '24$187$1,465$239,258
September '24$188$1,463$239,069
October '24$190$1,462$238,880
November '24$191$1,461$238,689
December '24$192$1,460$238,497
January '25$193$1,459$238,304
February '25$194$1,458$238,110
March '25$195$1,456$237,914
April '25$197$1,455$237,717
May '25$198$1,454$237,520
June '25$199$1,453$237,321
July '25$200$1,452$237,120
August '25$202$1,450$236,919
September '25$203$1,449$236,716
October '25$204$1,448$236,512
November '25$205$1,447$236,307
December '25$206$1,445$236,100
January '26$208$1,444$235,892
February '26$209$1,443$235,683
March '26$210$1,442$235,473
April '26$212$1,440$235,262
May '26$213$1,439$235,049
June '26$214$1,438$234,835
July '26$215$1,436$234,619
August '26$217$1,435$234,402
September '26$218$1,434$234,184
October '26$219$1,432$233,965
November '26$221$1,431$233,744
December '26$222$1,430$233,522
January '27$224$1,428$233,298
February '27$225$1,427$233,073
March '27$226$1,426$232,847
April '27$228$1,424$232,619
May '27$229$1,423$232,390
June '27$230$1,421$232,160
July '27$232$1,420$231,928
August '27$233$1,419$231,695
September '27$235$1,417$231,460
October '27$236$1,416$231,224
November '27$238$1,414$230,986
December '27$239$1,413$230,747
January '28$240$1,411$230,507
February '28$242$1,410$230,265
March '28$243$1,408$230,021
April '28$245$1,407$229,776
May '28$246$1,405$229,530
June '28$248$1,404$229,282
July '28$249$1,402$229,033
August '28$251$1,401$228,782
September '28$253$1,399$228,529
October '28$254$1,398$228,275
November '28$256$1,396$228,019
December '28$257$1,395$227,762
January '29$259$1,393$227,503
February '29$260$1,392$227,243
March '29$262$1,390$226,981
April '29$264$1,388$226,718
May '29$265$1,387$226,452
June '29$267$1,385$226,186
July '29$268$1,384$225,917
August '29$270$1,382$225,647
September '29$272$1,380$225,376
October '29$273$1,379$225,102
November '29$275$1,377$224,827
December '29$277$1,375$224,550
January '30$278$1,374$224,272
February '30$280$1,372$223,992
March '30$282$1,370$223,710
April '30$284$1,368$223,427
May '30$285$1,367$223,141
June '30$287$1,365$222,854
July '30$289$1,363$222,566
August '30$291$1,361$222,275
September '30$292$1,360$221,983
October '30$294$1,358$221,689
November '30$296$1,356$221,393
December '30$298$1,354$221,095
January '31$300$1,352$220,795
February '31$301$1,351$220,494
March '31$303$1,349$220,191
April '31$305$1,347$219,886
May '31$307$1,345$219,579
June '31$309$1,343$219,270
July '31$311$1,341$218,959
August '31$313$1,339$218,647
September '31$315$1,337$218,332
October '31$316$1,335$218,016
November '31$318$1,334$217,697
December '31$320$1,332$217,377
January '32$322$1,330$217,055
February '32$324$1,328$216,731
March '32$326$1,326$216,404
April '32$328$1,324$216,076
May '32$330$1,322$215,746
June '32$332$1,320$215,414
July '32$334$1,318$215,079
August '32$336$1,316$214,743
September '32$338$1,314$214,405
October '32$340$1,311$214,064
November '32$343$1,309$213,722
December '32$345$1,307$213,377
January '33$347$1,305$213,030
February '33$349$1,303$212,681
March '33$351$1,301$212,330
April '33$353$1,299$211,977
May '33$355$1,297$211,622
June '33$357$1,294$211,265
July '33$360$1,292$210,905
August '33$362$1,290$210,543
September '33$364$1,288$210,179
October '33$366$1,286$209,813
November '33$369$1,283$209,444
December '33$371$1,281$209,073
January '34$373$1,279$208,700
February '34$375$1,277$208,325
March '34$378$1,274$207,947
April '34$380$1,272$207,567
May '34$382$1,270$207,185
June '34$385$1,267$206,800
July '34$387$1,265$206,413
August '34$389$1,263$206,024
September '34$392$1,260$205,632
October '34$394$1,258$205,238
November '34$397$1,255$204,842
December '34$399$1,253$204,443
January '35$401$1,251$204,041
February '35$404$1,248$203,637
March '35$406$1,246$203,231
April '35$409$1,243$202,822
May '35$411$1,241$202,411
June '35$414$1,238$201,997
July '35$416$1,236$201,581
August '35$419$1,233$201,162
September '35$421$1,230$200,741
October '35$424$1,228$200,317
November '35$427$1,225$199,890
December '35$429$1,223$199,461
January '36$432$1,220$199,029
February '36$435$1,217$198,594
March '36$437$1,215$198,157
April '36$440$1,212$197,717
May '36$443$1,209$197,275
June '36$445$1,207$196,829
July '36$448$1,204$196,382
August '36$451$1,201$195,931
September '36$453$1,198$195,477
October '36$456$1,196$195,021
November '36$459$1,193$194,562
December '36$462$1,190$194,100
January '37$465$1,187$193,636
February '37$467$1,184$193,168
March '37$470$1,182$192,698
April '37$473$1,179$192,225
May '37$476$1,176$191,748
June '37$479$1,173$191,269
July '37$482$1,170$190,787
August '37$485$1,167$190,303
September '37$488$1,164$189,815
October '37$491$1,161$189,324
November '37$494$1,158$188,830
December '37$497$1,155$188,333
January '38$500$1,152$187,833
February '38$503$1,149$187,330
March '38$506$1,146$186,824
April '38$509$1,143$186,315
May '38$512$1,140$185,803
June '38$515$1,136$185,287
July '38$519$1,133$184,769
August '38$522$1,130$184,247
September '38$525$1,127$183,722
October '38$528$1,124$183,194
November '38$531$1,121$182,662
December '38$535$1,117$182,128
January '39$538$1,114$181,590
February '39$541$1,111$181,049
March '39$544$1,107$180,504
April '39$548$1,104$179,957
May '39$551$1,101$179,405
June '39$555$1,097$178,851
July '39$558$1,094$178,293
August '39$561$1,091$177,732
September '39$565$1,087$177,167
October '39$568$1,084$176,599
November '39$572$1,080$176,027
December '39$575$1,077$175,452
January '40$579$1,073$174,873
February '40$582$1,070$174,291
March '40$586$1,066$173,705
April '40$589$1,062$173,115
May '40$593$1,059$172,522
June '40$597$1,055$171,926
July '40$600$1,052$171,326
August '40$604$1,048$170,722
September '40$608$1,044$170,114
October '40$611$1,041$169,503
November '40$615$1,037$168,887
December '40$619$1,033$168,269
January '41$623$1,029$167,646
February '41$626$1,025$167,019
March '41$630$1,022$166,389
April '41$634$1,018$165,755
May '41$638$1,014$165,117
June '41$642$1,010$164,475
July '41$646$1,006$163,829
August '41$650$1,002$163,179
September '41$654$998$162,526
October '41$658$994$161,868
November '41$662$990$161,206
December '41$666$986$160,540
January '42$670$982$159,870
February '42$674$978$159,196
March '42$678$974$158,518
April '42$682$970$157,836
May '42$686$965$157,149
June '42$691$961$156,459
July '42$695$957$155,764
August '42$699$953$155,065
September '42$703$948$154,361
October '42$708$944$153,653
November '42$712$940$152,941
December '42$716$935$152,225
January '43$721$931$151,504
February '43$725$927$150,779
March '43$730$922$150,049
April '43$734$918$149,315
May '43$739$913$148,577
June '43$743$909$147,833
July '43$748$904$147,086
August '43$752$900$146,334
September '43$757$895$145,577
October '43$761$890$144,815
November '43$766$886$144,049
December '43$771$881$143,278
January '44$776$876$142,503
February '44$780$872$141,723
March '44$785$867$140,938
April '44$790$862$140,148
May '44$795$857$139,353
June '44$800$852$138,554
July '44$804$847$137,749
August '44$809$843$136,940
September '44$814$838$136,126
October '44$819$833$135,306
November '44$824$828$134,482
December '44$829$823$133,653
January '45$834$818$132,818
February '45$839$812$131,979
March '45$845$807$131,134
April '45$850$802$130,284
May '45$855$797$129,429
June '45$860$792$128,569
July '45$865$786$127,704
August '45$871$781$126,833
September '45$876$776$125,957
October '45$881$770$125,075
November '45$887$765$124,189
December '45$892$760$123,296
January '46$898$754$122,399
February '46$903$749$121,495
March '46$909$743$120,587
April '46$914$738$119,672
May '46$920$732$118,752
June '46$926$726$117,827
July '46$931$721$116,896
August '46$937$715$115,959
September '46$943$709$115,016
October '46$948$704$114,068
November '46$954$698$113,114
December '46$960$692$112,153
January '47$966$686$111,188
February '47$972$680$110,216
March '47$978$674$109,238
April '47$984$668$108,254
May '47$990$662$107,265
June '47$996$656$106,269
July '47$1,002$650$105,267
August '47$1,008$644$104,259
September '47$1,014$638$103,245
October '47$1,020$632$102,224
November '47$1,027$625$101,198
December '47$1,033$619$100,165
January '48$1,039$613$99,126
February '48$1,046$606$98,080
March '48$1,052$600$97,028
April '48$1,058$593$95,970
May '48$1,065$587$94,905
June '48$1,071$581$93,833
July '48$1,078$574$92,755
August '48$1,085$567$91,671
September '48$1,091$561$90,580
October '48$1,098$554$89,482
November '48$1,105$547$88,377
December '48$1,111$541$87,266
January '49$1,118$534$86,148
February '49$1,125$527$85,023
March '49$1,132$520$83,891
April '49$1,139$513$82,752
May '49$1,146$506$81,606
June '49$1,153$499$80,454
July '49$1,160$492$79,294
August '49$1,167$485$78,127
September '49$1,174$478$76,953
October '49$1,181$471$75,772
November '49$1,188$463$74,583
December '49$1,196$456$73,388
January '50$1,203$449$72,185
February '50$1,210$442$70,974
March '50$1,218$434$69,757
April '50$1,225$427$68,531
May '50$1,233$419$67,299
June '50$1,240$412$66,058
July '50$1,248$404$64,810
August '50$1,255$396$63,555
September '50$1,263$389$62,292
October '50$1,271$381$61,021
November '50$1,279$373$59,742
December '50$1,286$365$58,456
January '51$1,294$358$57,162
February '51$1,302$350$55,859
March '51$1,310$342$54,549
April '51$1,318$334$53,231
May '51$1,326$326$51,904
June '51$1,334$317$50,570
July '51$1,343$309$49,227
August '51$1,351$301$47,877
September '51$1,359$293$46,518
October '51$1,367$285$45,150
November '51$1,376$276$43,775
December '51$1,384$268$42,390
January '52$1,393$259$40,998
February '52$1,401$251$39,597
March '52$1,410$242$38,187
April '52$1,418$234$36,769
May '52$1,427$225$35,342
June '52$1,436$216$33,906
July '52$1,445$207$32,461
August '52$1,453$199$31,008
September '52$1,462$190$29,546
October '52$1,471$181$28,075
November '52$1,480$172$26,594
December '52$1,489$163$25,105
January '53$1,498$154$23,607
February '53$1,508$144$22,099
March '53$1,517$135$20,583
April '53$1,526$126$19,057
May '53$1,535$117$17,521
June '53$1,545$107$15,977
July '53$1,554$98$14,422
August '53$1,564$88$12,859
September '53$1,573$79$11,285
October '53$1,583$69$9,703
November '53$1,593$59$8,110
December '53$1,602$50$6,508
January '54$1,612$40$4,896
February '54$1,622$30$3,274
March '54$1,632$20$1,642
April '54$1,642$10$0
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Total Monthly Payment$2,088$2,529$2,088
Mortgage Rate7.34%6.516%*7.34%*
Total interest paid$354,684$136,698$354,684
* 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.