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

$1,588

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Interest Paid
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Breakdown
Payment datePrincipalInterestBalance
May '24$0$0$240,000
June '24$199$1,389$239,801
July '24$200$1,388$239,601
August '24$201$1,387$239,400
September '24$202$1,386$239,198
October '24$203$1,385$238,994
November '24$205$1,384$238,790
December '24$206$1,382$238,584
January '25$207$1,381$238,377
February '25$208$1,380$238,169
March '25$209$1,379$237,959
April '25$211$1,378$237,749
May '25$212$1,376$237,537
June '25$213$1,375$237,324
July '25$214$1,374$237,110
August '25$216$1,373$236,894
September '25$217$1,371$236,677
October '25$218$1,370$236,459
November '25$219$1,369$236,240
December '25$221$1,368$236,020
January '26$222$1,366$235,798
February '26$223$1,365$235,575
March '26$224$1,364$235,350
April '26$226$1,362$235,124
May '26$227$1,361$234,897
June '26$228$1,360$234,669
July '26$230$1,359$234,439
August '26$231$1,357$234,208
September '26$232$1,356$233,976
October '26$234$1,355$233,742
November '26$235$1,353$233,507
December '26$236$1,352$233,271
January '27$238$1,350$233,033
February '27$239$1,349$232,794
March '27$241$1,348$232,554
April '27$242$1,346$232,312
May '27$243$1,345$232,069
June '27$245$1,343$231,824
July '27$246$1,342$231,578
August '27$248$1,341$231,330
September '27$249$1,339$231,081
October '27$250$1,338$230,831
November '27$252$1,336$230,579
December '27$253$1,335$230,326
January '28$255$1,333$230,071
February '28$256$1,332$229,814
March '28$258$1,330$229,557
April '28$259$1,329$229,297
May '28$261$1,327$229,037
June '28$262$1,326$228,774
July '28$264$1,324$228,511
August '28$265$1,323$228,245
September '28$267$1,321$227,978
October '28$268$1,320$227,710
November '28$270$1,318$227,440
December '28$272$1,317$227,169
January '29$273$1,315$226,896
February '29$275$1,314$226,621
March '29$276$1,312$226,345
April '29$278$1,310$226,067
May '29$279$1,309$225,787
June '29$281$1,307$225,506
July '29$283$1,305$225,224
August '29$284$1,304$224,939
September '29$286$1,302$224,653
October '29$288$1,301$224,366
November '29$289$1,299$224,076
December '29$291$1,297$223,785
January '30$293$1,296$223,493
February '30$294$1,294$223,198
March '30$296$1,292$222,902
April '30$298$1,290$222,605
May '30$299$1,289$222,305
June '30$301$1,287$222,004
July '30$303$1,285$221,701
August '30$305$1,283$221,396
September '30$306$1,282$221,090
October '30$308$1,280$220,781
November '30$310$1,278$220,471
December '30$312$1,276$220,159
January '31$314$1,275$219,846
February '31$315$1,273$219,530
March '31$317$1,271$219,213
April '31$319$1,269$218,894
May '31$321$1,267$218,573
June '31$323$1,265$218,250
July '31$325$1,263$217,925
August '31$327$1,262$217,599
September '31$328$1,260$217,270
October '31$330$1,258$216,940
November '31$332$1,256$216,608
December '31$334$1,254$216,273
January '32$336$1,252$215,937
February '32$338$1,250$215,599
March '32$340$1,248$215,259
April '32$342$1,246$214,917
May '32$344$1,244$214,573
June '32$346$1,242$214,227
July '32$348$1,240$213,879
August '32$350$1,238$213,529
September '32$352$1,236$213,177
October '32$354$1,234$212,823
November '32$356$1,232$212,467
December '32$358$1,230$212,109
January '33$360$1,228$211,748
February '33$362$1,226$211,386
March '33$364$1,224$211,022
April '33$367$1,222$210,655
May '33$369$1,220$210,286
June '33$371$1,217$209,916
July '33$373$1,215$209,543
August '33$375$1,213$209,168
September '33$377$1,211$208,790
October '33$379$1,209$208,411
November '33$382$1,207$208,029
December '33$384$1,204$207,645
January '34$386$1,202$207,259
February '34$388$1,200$206,871
March '34$391$1,198$206,480
April '34$393$1,195$206,087
May '34$395$1,193$205,692
June '34$397$1,191$205,295
July '34$400$1,188$204,895
August '34$402$1,186$204,493
September '34$404$1,184$204,089
October '34$407$1,182$203,682
November '34$409$1,179$203,273
December '34$411$1,177$202,862
January '35$414$1,174$202,448
February '35$416$1,172$202,032
March '35$419$1,170$201,613
April '35$421$1,167$201,192
May '35$423$1,165$200,769
June '35$426$1,162$200,343
July '35$428$1,160$199,914
August '35$431$1,157$199,483
September '35$433$1,155$199,050
October '35$436$1,152$198,614
November '35$438$1,150$198,176
December '35$441$1,147$197,735
January '36$443$1,145$197,291
February '36$446$1,142$196,845
March '36$449$1,140$196,397
April '36$451$1,137$195,946
May '36$454$1,134$195,492
June '36$456$1,132$195,035
July '36$459$1,129$194,576
August '36$462$1,126$194,114
September '36$464$1,124$193,650
October '36$467$1,121$193,183
November '36$470$1,118$192,713
December '36$473$1,116$192,240
January '37$475$1,113$191,765
February '37$478$1,110$191,287
March '37$481$1,107$190,806
April '37$484$1,105$190,323
May '37$486$1,102$189,836
June '37$489$1,099$189,347
July '37$492$1,096$188,855
August '37$495$1,093$188,360
September '37$498$1,090$187,863
October '37$501$1,088$187,362
November '37$504$1,085$186,858
December '37$506$1,082$186,352
January '38$509$1,079$185,843
February '38$512$1,076$185,330
March '38$515$1,073$184,815
April '38$518$1,070$184,297
May '38$521$1,067$183,775
June '38$524$1,064$183,251
July '38$527$1,061$182,724
August '38$530$1,058$182,193
September '38$533$1,055$181,660
October '38$537$1,052$181,123
November '38$540$1,049$180,584
December '38$543$1,045$180,041
January '39$546$1,042$179,495
February '39$549$1,039$178,946
March '39$552$1,036$178,394
April '39$555$1,033$177,838
May '39$559$1,030$177,280
June '39$562$1,026$176,718
July '39$565$1,023$176,153
August '39$568$1,020$175,584
September '39$572$1,016$175,013
October '39$575$1,013$174,438
November '39$578$1,010$173,859
December '39$582$1,007$173,278
January '40$585$1,003$172,693
February '40$588$1,000$172,104
March '40$592$996$171,512
April '40$595$993$170,917
May '40$599$989$170,318
June '40$602$986$169,716
July '40$606$983$169,110
August '40$609$979$168,501
September '40$613$975$167,888
October '40$616$972$167,272
November '40$620$968$166,652
December '40$623$965$166,029
January '41$627$961$165,402
February '41$631$958$164,771
March '41$634$954$164,137
April '41$638$950$163,499
May '41$642$947$162,857
June '41$645$943$162,212
July '41$649$939$161,563
August '41$653$935$160,910
September '41$657$932$160,253
October '41$660$928$159,593
November '41$664$924$158,929
December '41$668$920$158,260
January '42$672$916$157,588
February '42$676$912$156,913
March '42$680$908$156,233
April '42$684$904$155,549
May '42$688$900$154,861
June '42$692$897$154,170
July '42$696$893$153,474
August '42$700$888$152,774
September '42$704$884$152,070
October '42$708$880$151,363
November '42$712$876$150,651
December '42$716$872$149,935
January '43$720$868$149,214
February '43$724$864$148,490
March '43$729$860$147,762
April '43$733$855$147,029
May '43$737$851$146,292
June '43$741$847$145,550
July '43$746$843$144,805
August '43$750$838$144,055
September '43$754$834$143,301
October '43$759$830$142,542
November '43$763$825$141,779
December '43$767$821$141,012
January '44$772$816$140,240
February '44$776$812$139,464
March '44$781$807$138,683
April '44$785$803$137,897
May '44$790$798$137,108
June '44$794$794$136,313
July '44$799$789$135,514
August '44$804$785$134,710
September '44$808$780$133,902
October '44$813$775$133,089
November '44$818$770$132,271
December '44$822$766$131,449
January '45$827$761$130,622
February '45$832$756$129,790
March '45$837$751$128,953
April '45$842$747$128,111
May '45$847$742$127,265
June '45$851$737$126,413
July '45$856$732$125,557
August '45$861$727$124,696
September '45$866$722$123,829
October '45$871$717$122,958
November '45$876$712$122,082
December '45$881$707$121,200
January '46$887$702$120,314
February '46$892$697$119,422
March '46$897$691$118,525
April '46$902$686$117,623
May '46$907$681$116,716
June '46$913$676$115,803
July '46$918$670$114,885
August '46$923$665$113,962
September '46$928$660$113,034
October '46$934$654$112,100
November '46$939$649$111,161
December '46$945$644$110,216
January '47$950$638$109,266
February '47$956$633$108,310
March '47$961$627$107,349
April '47$967$621$106,383
May '47$972$616$105,410
June '47$978$610$104,432
July '47$984$605$103,449
August '47$989$599$102,459
September '47$995$593$101,464
October '47$1,001$587$100,463
November '47$1,007$582$99,457
December '47$1,012$576$98,444
January '48$1,018$570$97,426
February '48$1,024$564$96,402
March '48$1,030$558$95,372
April '48$1,036$552$94,336
May '48$1,042$546$93,294
June '48$1,048$540$92,246
July '48$1,054$534$91,191
August '48$1,060$528$90,131
September '48$1,066$522$89,065
October '48$1,073$516$87,992
November '48$1,079$509$86,913
December '48$1,085$503$85,828
January '49$1,091$497$84,737
February '49$1,098$491$83,639
March '49$1,104$484$82,535
April '49$1,110$478$81,425
May '49$1,117$471$80,308
June '49$1,123$465$79,185
July '49$1,130$458$78,055
August '49$1,136$452$76,919
September '49$1,143$445$75,776
October '49$1,150$439$74,626
November '49$1,156$432$73,470
December '49$1,163$425$72,307
January '50$1,170$419$71,138
February '50$1,176$412$69,961
March '50$1,183$405$68,778
April '50$1,190$398$67,588
May '50$1,197$391$66,391
June '50$1,204$384$65,188
July '50$1,211$377$63,977
August '50$1,218$370$62,759
September '50$1,225$363$61,534
October '50$1,232$356$60,302
November '50$1,239$349$59,063
December '50$1,246$342$57,817
January '51$1,253$335$56,563
February '51$1,261$327$55,303
March '51$1,268$320$54,034
April '51$1,275$313$52,759
May '51$1,283$305$51,476
June '51$1,290$298$50,186
July '51$1,298$291$48,888
August '51$1,305$283$47,583
September '51$1,313$275$46,271
October '51$1,320$268$44,950
November '51$1,328$260$43,622
December '51$1,336$253$42,287
January '52$1,343$245$40,943
February '52$1,351$237$39,592
March '52$1,359$229$38,233
April '52$1,367$221$36,866
May '52$1,375$213$35,491
June '52$1,383$205$34,109
July '52$1,391$197$32,718
August '52$1,399$189$31,319
September '52$1,407$181$29,912
October '52$1,415$173$28,497
November '52$1,423$165$27,074
December '52$1,431$157$25,643
January '53$1,440$148$24,203
February '53$1,448$140$22,755
March '53$1,456$132$21,298
April '53$1,465$123$19,833
May '53$1,473$115$18,360
June '53$1,482$106$16,878
July '53$1,490$98$15,388
August '53$1,499$89$13,889
September '53$1,508$80$12,381
October '53$1,517$72$10,864
November '53$1,525$63$9,339
December '53$1,534$54$7,805
January '54$1,543$45$6,262
February '54$1,552$36$4,710
March '54$1,561$27$3,149
April '54$1,570$18$1,579
May '54$1,579$9$0
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Total principal: $240,000
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Total Monthly Payment$2,024$2,468$2,024
Mortgage Rate6.947%6.057%*6.947%*
Total interest paid$331,749$125,878$331,749
* 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.