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How Much House Can I Afford?
Estimate the maximum home price that fits your income, existing monthly debts, down payment, mortgage rate, taxes, insurance, HOA costs, and PMI assumptions.
How Much House Can I Afford?
Use this free house affordability calculator to estimate the maximum home price that fits your income, monthly debts, down payment, mortgage rate, and expected ownership costs. It is designed for early planning before you apply for financing, so you can compare realistic price ranges before moving into the Mortgage Calculator, model the payment directly in the Payment Calculator, or review the broader budget impact inside Budget Planner Calculator. You can also browse more money tools in Financial Calculators.
Enter your income, debts, and housing assumptions, then click Calculate to estimate a safe upper home price.
Current planning budget: $2,750.00 per month. The tighter rule right now is Debt-to-income ratio.
This estimate uses gross income planning ratios. It does not include closing costs, maintenance, utilities, or lender-specific underwriting overlays, so keep some buffer rather than shopping exactly at the ceiling.
Estimated maximum home price
$383,317.17
Built from a monthly housing budget of $2,750.00 at 6.50% over 30 years.
Max loan amount
$308,317.17
Down payment share
19.6%
Estimated monthly housing cost
$2,750.00
Income left after debts + housing
$6,400.00
Constraint readout
Debt obligations are the main limiter
Your existing monthly debts are tightening the available housing budget. Paying down recurring debt can sometimes increase purchasing power faster than stretching the mortgage term.
Payment-to-income
27.5%
Housing payment as a share of gross monthly income.
Total DTI after housing
36.0%
Existing debts plus estimated housing cost.
Affordability guardrails
The calculator compares two payment limits and uses the stricter one. Existing debts only affect the DTI-based cap.
Housing ratio cap (28.0%)$2,800.00
DTI-based cap after debts$2,750.00
Actual estimated housing payment$2,750.00
Gross monthly income: $10,000.00. Existing monthly debts: $850.00.
Monthly payment mix
This breakdown shows which parts of the monthly housing cost are consuming the budget ceiling.
Total
$2,750.00
Principal + interest70.9%
$1,948.77 per month
Property tax12.8%
$351.37 per month
Insurance5.5%
$150.00 per month
HOA4.4%
$120.00 per month
PMI6.5%
$179.85 per month
What is a house affordability calculator?
A house affordability calculator estimates the purchase price that fits your current finances before you ask a lender for a preapproval. Instead of starting with the home price and then seeing the payment, this tool starts with your income limits and backs into the largest monthly housing payment that still fits common underwriting rules.
That makes it useful for narrowing your search range, deciding whether to save a larger down payment, and comparing how taxes, PMI, HOA dues, or a higher rate can change your price ceiling. Once you know the rough range, move into the Mortgage Calculator for a specific property or use the Finance Calculator for a wider monthly cash-flow check.
How this calculator works
First, it converts annual income into gross monthly income and calculates two affordability caps: a housing-only cap and a total debt-to-income cap after subtracting your existing monthly debts. The tool then uses the smaller cap as the maximum monthly housing budget.
Second, it models a mortgage payment using your rate, term, and down payment. Property tax, insurance, HOA, and PMI are added on top. Finally, it runs a search to find the highest home price whose full monthly ownership cost still stays inside the budget. If you want to inspect the loan payment separately, continue into the Payment Calculator or the Amortization Calculator.
Worked example
This example mirrors the default values in the calculator so you can understand how the estimate responds before entering your own numbers.
Example inputs
Annual income$120,000.00
Monthly debts$850.00
Down payment$75,000.00
Rate / term6.5% for 30 years
Example result
With $120,000.00 in annual income, $850.00 in monthly debts, and a $75,000.00 down payment, the calculator estimates a maximum home price of $383,317.17. That supports a loan of about $308,317.17 with a full monthly housing cost near $2,750.00.
Frequently asked questions
It estimates the maximum home price that fits within your income, existing monthly debts, down payment, mortgage rate, and housing-cost assumptions such as taxes, insurance, HOA fees, and PMI.
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Move from affordability planning into mortgage detail, budget testing, and broader financial comparison with these related tools.
If you are comparing affordability against take-home pay, it can also help to review the Income Tax Calculator and the Salary Calculator before you commit to a target range.
Explore This Tool in Context
How Much House Can I Afford? is part of the Financial Calculators collection. If you want a broader view of similar workflows, open the Financial Calculators category page or browse all QuickTools categories.
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