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

$1,653

30-year fixed loan term

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30 year fixed loan term

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Interest Paid
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Breakdown
Payment datePrincipalInterestBalance
May '24$0$0$240,000
June '24$184$1,470$239,816
July '24$185$1,468$239,632
August '24$186$1,467$239,446
September '24$187$1,466$239,259
October '24$188$1,465$239,071
November '24$189$1,464$238,881
December '24$190$1,463$238,691
January '25$192$1,462$238,499
February '25$193$1,460$238,306
March '25$194$1,459$238,113
April '25$195$1,458$237,917
May '25$196$1,457$237,721
June '25$198$1,456$237,523
July '25$199$1,454$237,325
August '25$200$1,453$237,125
September '25$201$1,452$236,923
October '25$202$1,451$236,721
November '25$204$1,450$236,517
December '25$205$1,448$236,312
January '26$206$1,447$236,106
February '26$207$1,446$235,899
March '26$209$1,444$235,690
April '26$210$1,443$235,480
May '26$211$1,442$235,269
June '26$213$1,441$235,056
July '26$214$1,439$234,842
August '26$215$1,438$234,627
September '26$217$1,437$234,411
October '26$218$1,435$234,193
November '26$219$1,434$233,974
December '26$221$1,433$233,753
January '27$222$1,431$233,531
February '27$223$1,430$233,308
March '27$225$1,429$233,083
April '27$226$1,427$232,857
May '27$227$1,426$232,630
June '27$229$1,424$232,401
July '27$230$1,423$232,171
August '27$232$1,422$231,940
September '27$233$1,420$231,707
October '27$234$1,419$231,472
November '27$236$1,417$231,237
December '27$237$1,416$230,999
January '28$239$1,414$230,761
February '28$240$1,413$230,520
March '28$242$1,412$230,279
April '28$243$1,410$230,036
May '28$245$1,409$229,791
June '28$246$1,407$229,545
July '28$248$1,406$229,297
August '28$249$1,404$229,048
September '28$251$1,403$228,797
October '28$252$1,401$228,545
November '28$254$1,399$228,291
December '28$255$1,398$228,036
January '29$257$1,396$227,779
February '29$258$1,395$227,521
March '29$260$1,393$227,261
April '29$262$1,392$226,999
May '29$263$1,390$226,736
June '29$265$1,388$226,471
July '29$266$1,387$226,205
August '29$268$1,385$225,937
September '29$270$1,383$225,667
October '29$271$1,382$225,396
November '29$273$1,380$225,123
December '29$275$1,379$224,848
January '30$276$1,377$224,571
February '30$278$1,375$224,293
March '30$280$1,373$224,014
April '30$281$1,372$223,732
May '30$283$1,370$223,449
June '30$285$1,368$223,164
July '30$287$1,367$222,877
August '30$288$1,365$222,589
September '30$290$1,363$222,299
October '30$292$1,361$222,007
November '30$294$1,359$221,713
December '30$296$1,358$221,417
January '31$297$1,356$221,120
February '31$299$1,354$220,821
March '31$301$1,352$220,519
April '31$303$1,350$220,217
May '31$305$1,348$219,912
June '31$307$1,347$219,605
July '31$308$1,345$219,297
August '31$310$1,343$218,986
September '31$312$1,341$218,674
October '31$314$1,339$218,360
November '31$316$1,337$218,044
December '31$318$1,335$217,726
January '32$320$1,333$217,406
February '32$322$1,331$217,084
March '32$324$1,329$216,760
April '32$326$1,327$216,434
May '32$328$1,325$216,106
June '32$330$1,323$215,776
July '32$332$1,321$215,444
August '32$334$1,319$215,110
September '32$336$1,317$214,774
October '32$338$1,315$214,436
November '32$340$1,313$214,096
December '32$342$1,311$213,754
January '33$344$1,309$213,409
February '33$346$1,307$213,063
March '33$349$1,305$212,714
April '33$351$1,303$212,364
May '33$353$1,300$212,011
June '33$355$1,298$211,656
July '33$357$1,296$211,299
August '33$359$1,294$210,939
September '33$362$1,292$210,578
October '33$364$1,289$210,214
November '33$366$1,287$209,848
December '33$368$1,285$209,480
January '34$370$1,283$209,109
February '34$373$1,280$208,737
March '34$375$1,278$208,362
April '34$377$1,276$207,984
May '34$380$1,274$207,605
June '34$382$1,271$207,223
July '34$384$1,269$206,838
August '34$387$1,267$206,452
September '34$389$1,264$206,063
October '34$391$1,262$205,671
November '34$394$1,259$205,277
December '34$396$1,257$204,881
January '35$399$1,255$204,482
February '35$401$1,252$204,081
March '35$404$1,250$203,678
April '35$406$1,247$203,272
May '35$409$1,245$202,863
June '35$411$1,242$202,452
July '35$414$1,240$202,039
August '35$416$1,237$201,623
September '35$419$1,235$201,204
October '35$421$1,232$200,783
November '35$424$1,229$200,359
December '35$426$1,227$199,933
January '36$429$1,224$199,504
February '36$432$1,222$199,072
March '36$434$1,219$198,638
April '36$437$1,216$198,201
May '36$440$1,214$197,762
June '36$442$1,211$197,319
July '36$445$1,208$196,875
August '36$448$1,206$196,427
September '36$450$1,203$195,976
October '36$453$1,200$195,523
November '36$456$1,197$195,067
December '36$459$1,194$194,609
January '37$462$1,192$194,147
February '37$464$1,189$193,683
March '37$467$1,186$193,215
April '37$470$1,183$192,745
May '37$473$1,180$192,272
June '37$476$1,177$191,796
July '37$479$1,174$191,318
August '37$482$1,172$190,836
September '37$485$1,169$190,351
October '37$488$1,166$189,864
November '37$491$1,163$189,373
December '37$494$1,160$188,880
January '38$497$1,157$188,383
February '38$500$1,154$187,883
March '38$503$1,150$187,380
April '38$506$1,147$186,875
May '38$509$1,144$186,366
June '38$512$1,141$185,854
July '38$515$1,138$185,339
August '38$518$1,135$184,820
September '38$521$1,132$184,299
October '38$525$1,129$183,774
November '38$528$1,125$183,246
December '38$531$1,122$182,715
January '39$534$1,119$182,181
February '39$538$1,116$181,643
March '39$541$1,112$181,102
April '39$544$1,109$180,558
May '39$548$1,106$180,010
June '39$551$1,102$179,459
July '39$554$1,099$178,905
August '39$558$1,095$178,347
September '39$561$1,092$177,786
October '39$565$1,089$177,222
November '39$568$1,085$176,654
December '39$571$1,082$176,082
January '40$575$1,078$175,507
February '40$579$1,075$174,929
March '40$582$1,071$174,346
April '40$586$1,068$173,761
May '40$589$1,064$173,172
June '40$593$1,060$172,579
July '40$596$1,057$171,982
August '40$600$1,053$171,382
September '40$604$1,049$170,778
October '40$607$1,046$170,171
November '40$611$1,042$169,560
December '40$615$1,038$168,945
January '41$619$1,035$168,326
February '41$622$1,031$167,704
March '41$626$1,027$167,077
April '41$630$1,023$166,447
May '41$634$1,019$165,813
June '41$638$1,015$165,175
July '41$642$1,011$164,534
August '41$646$1,007$163,888
September '41$650$1,004$163,238
October '41$654$1,000$162,585
November '41$658$996$161,927
December '41$662$992$161,265
January '42$666$987$160,600
February '42$670$983$159,930
March '42$674$979$159,256
April '42$678$975$158,578
May '42$682$971$157,896
June '42$686$967$157,209
July '42$691$963$156,519
August '42$695$958$155,824
September '42$699$954$155,125
October '42$703$950$154,422
November '42$708$946$153,714
December '42$712$941$153,002
January '43$716$937$152,286
February '43$721$932$151,565
March '43$725$928$150,840
April '43$730$924$150,110
May '43$734$919$149,376
June '43$739$915$148,638
July '43$743$910$147,895
August '43$748$906$147,147
September '43$752$901$146,395
October '43$757$896$145,638
November '43$761$892$144,877
December '43$766$887$144,111
January '44$771$882$143,340
February '44$775$878$142,564
March '44$780$873$141,784
April '44$785$868$140,999
May '44$790$863$140,209
June '44$795$859$139,415
July '44$800$854$138,615
August '44$804$849$137,811
September '44$809$844$137,001
October '44$814$839$136,187
November '44$819$834$135,368
December '44$824$829$134,543
January '45$829$824$133,714
February '45$834$819$132,880
March '45$840$814$132,040
April '45$845$809$131,195
May '45$850$803$130,346
June '45$855$798$129,490
July '45$860$793$128,630
August '45$866$788$127,765
September '45$871$782$126,894
October '45$876$777$126,018
November '45$882$772$125,136
December '45$887$766$124,249
January '46$892$761$123,357
February '46$898$755$122,459
March '46$903$750$121,555
April '46$909$744$120,647
May '46$914$739$119,732
June '46$920$733$118,812
July '46$926$728$117,886
August '46$931$722$116,955
September '46$937$716$116,018
October '46$943$710$115,075
November '46$949$705$114,127
December '46$954$699$113,172
January '47$960$693$112,212
February '47$966$687$111,246
March '47$972$681$110,274
April '47$978$675$109,296
May '47$984$669$108,312
June '47$990$663$107,322
July '47$996$657$106,326
August '47$1,002$651$105,324
September '47$1,008$645$104,316
October '47$1,014$639$103,301
November '47$1,021$633$102,281
December '47$1,027$626$101,254
January '48$1,033$620$100,220
February '48$1,040$614$99,181
March '48$1,046$607$98,135
April '48$1,052$601$97,083
May '48$1,059$594$96,024
June '48$1,065$588$94,959
July '48$1,072$581$93,887
August '48$1,078$575$92,809
September '48$1,085$568$91,724
October '48$1,092$562$90,632
November '48$1,098$555$89,534
December '48$1,105$548$88,429
January '49$1,112$541$87,317
February '49$1,119$535$86,199
March '49$1,125$528$85,073
April '49$1,132$521$83,941
May '49$1,139$514$82,802
June '49$1,146$507$81,656
July '49$1,153$500$80,503
August '49$1,160$493$79,342
September '49$1,167$486$78,175
October '49$1,175$479$77,000
November '49$1,182$471$75,819
December '49$1,189$464$74,630
January '50$1,196$457$73,434
February '50$1,204$450$72,230
March '50$1,211$442$71,019
April '50$1,218$435$69,801
May '50$1,226$427$68,575
June '50$1,233$420$67,342
July '50$1,241$412$66,101
August '50$1,248$405$64,852
September '50$1,256$397$63,596
October '50$1,264$389$62,332
November '50$1,272$382$61,061
December '50$1,279$374$59,782
January '51$1,287$366$58,494
February '51$1,295$358$57,199
March '51$1,303$350$55,896
April '51$1,311$342$54,586
May '51$1,319$334$53,267
June '51$1,327$326$51,940
July '51$1,335$318$50,604
August '51$1,343$310$49,261
September '51$1,352$302$47,909
October '51$1,360$293$46,550
November '51$1,368$285$45,181
December '51$1,377$277$43,805
January '52$1,385$268$42,420
February '52$1,393$260$41,027
March '52$1,402$251$39,625
April '52$1,411$243$38,214
May '52$1,419$234$36,795
June '52$1,428$225$35,367
July '52$1,437$217$33,930
August '52$1,445$208$32,485
September '52$1,454$199$31,030
October '52$1,463$190$29,567
November '52$1,472$181$28,095
December '52$1,481$172$26,614
January '53$1,490$163$25,124
February '53$1,499$154$23,624
March '53$1,509$145$22,116
April '53$1,518$135$20,598
May '53$1,527$126$19,071
June '53$1,536$117$17,534
July '53$1,546$107$15,989
August '53$1,555$98$14,433
September '53$1,565$88$12,869
October '53$1,574$79$11,294
November '53$1,584$69$9,710
December '53$1,594$59$8,116
January '54$1,604$50$6,513
February '54$1,613$40$4,899
March '54$1,623$30$3,276
April '54$1,633$20$1,643
May '54$1,643$10$0
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Total Monthly Payment$2,089$2,526$2,089
Mortgage Rate7.348%6.496%*7.348%*
Total interest paid$355,154$136,223$355,154
* 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.