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Down Payment Calculator

Calculate how much you need for a down payment and how long it will take to save. See how different down payment percentages affect your loan.

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Results

Down Payment Needed

$80,000

Loan Amount$320,000
Still Need to Save$50,000
Months to Goal32 months
PMI Required?No

Down Payment Needed

$80,000

How to Use This Calculator
  1. Start by filling in the input fields below. Results update instantly as you type, so you can experiment with different values to see how they affect the outcome.
  2. Home Price — enter a dollar amount. Accepts values from $50,000 to $5,000,000 (default: $400,000).
  3. Down Payment — enter a percentage value. Accepts values from 0 % to 100 % (default: 20 %).
  4. Current Savings — Amount currently saved. Accepts values from $0 to $1,000,000 (default: $30,000).
  5. Monthly Savings — enter a dollar amount. Accepts values from $0 to $20,000 (default: $1,500).
  6. Expand "Advanced Options" for additional fine-tuning. These optional inputs let you model more specific scenarios:
  7. Savings APY — Percentage of income saved each month. Accepts values from 0 % to 10 % (default: 4.5 %).
  8. Once all inputs are set, review your results in the Results panel. Here's what each output means:
  9. Down Payment Needed — shown as a dollar amount. This is the primary result of this calculator.
  10. Loan Amount — shown as a dollar amount.
  11. Still Need to Save — shown as a dollar amount.
  12. Months to Goal — shown as a numeric value.
  13. PMI Required? — your calculated result.
  14. View the Down Payment Comparison below for a visual breakdown of how the numbers relate to each other.
  15. Explore the related calculators below if you need deeper analysis or want to approach this topic from a different angle.
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