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Debt & Housing

Home Affordability

Find the highest home price you can realistically carry from your income, debts, down payment, and rate, using a debt to income limit you set.
Max Home Price
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Based on a 30 year loan
Max Monthly Payment
$0
Principal and interest only
Loan Amount
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Price minus down payment
Price = Down Payment + Loan
💡 Your Ceiling
Estimates only. The max payment covers principal and interest. Real lenders also count taxes, insurance, and HOA in the ratio, so your usable price may be lower. Not a loan offer.
🏛 Predictable Income

Home Affordability Calculator

This calculator turns your income into a defensible home price ceiling instead of whatever a lender is willing to approve. It starts with your gross monthly income, applies a debt to income limit you choose, and subtracts your existing monthly debts to find the largest housing payment you can carry. From that payment it works backward through the mortgage formula to find the loan you can support, then adds your down payment to reach a maximum home price. The result is the number you should shop with.

To use it, enter your gross annual income, your total monthly debt payments, your down payment, your mortgage rate, and your maximum debt to income ratio. The default of 36% is a conservative, widely used limit. The hero number is your maximum home price. One stat card shows the maximum monthly payment that fits your ratio, and the other shows the loan amount that payment supports. The chart shows how your down payment and loan combine into the price.

Affordability is where most housing mistakes begin. Lenders often approve more than you should comfortably spend because they do not see your goals, your savings rate, or your other plans. Setting your own debt to income limit and shopping below your ceiling protects your budget, leaves room for taxes, insurance, and repairs, and keeps the house from quietly capping the rest of your financial life.