Estimate how much home you may be able to afford based on your income, expenses, down payment, interest rate, and other financial factors. Choose between the income-based and budget-based calculators, then enter your information and select Calculate to view your estimate. Review the results to better understand how your finances may affect your home-buying budget. You can also explore qualification factors and housing affordability trends for additional guidance.
This is our housing affordability calculator. It helps estimate how much home you can afford based on your income, expenses, and financial assumptions. You can view a clear breakdown of affordability and print or download the results for easy reference.
Mortgage loan term: Loan term can be flexible upto 40 years down to 10 years depending on the lender, loan type, and local market regulations.
Interest Rate: Actual rate can change depending on Market's Value. See our rates page.
You can afford a house up to
Housing costs / Income
Total debts / Income
You can afford a house up to
Mortgage loan term: Loan term can be flexible upto 40 years down to 10 years depending on the lender, loan type, and local market regulations.
Interest Rate: Actual rate can change depending on Market's Value. See our rates page.
You can afford a house up to
You can afford a house up to
This calculator provides estimates based on standard lending guidelines. The conventional 28/36 rule suggests spending no more than 28% of gross monthly income on housing costs and 36% on total debt. Results are for educational and planning purposes only and do not represent a loan approval, preapproval, prequalification, or underwriting decision. Actual qualification depends on credit, income, debts, assets, employment history, loan program, lender guidelines, and other factors.
The conventional 28/36 rule is commonly used as a general planning guideline, but these percentages are not universal mortgage qualification limits. Acceptable debt-to-income ratios can vary by loan program, lender requirements, automated underwriting findings, borrower profile, and other factors.
Your estimated home-buying budget can change even when your income stays the same. Housing expenses and other monthly obligations can affect the amount that may fit within your budget.
Your estimated affordability is only a starting point. Learn more about the factors used to evaluate your purchase qualification, or review Fannie Mae’s guidance on debt-to-income (DTI) ratios.
Nov 2025: 108.4
Updated: Jan 16, 2026 9:43 AM CST
| Nov 2025: | 108.4 |
| Oct 2025: | 106.3 |
| Sep 2025: | 105.3 |
| Aug 2025: | 100.6 |
| Jul 2025: | 97.9 |
Units:
Index,
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:
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Units: Index
Frequency: Monthly
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
The fixed rate for the Housing Affordability Index assumes a down payment of 20 percent of the home price and a qualifying ratio of 25 percent. A value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a mortgage on a median-priced home.
This calculator is an educational planning tool designed to help you estimate a potential home-buying budget based on the information you enter. The result is not a mortgage preapproval, loan approval, underwriting decision, or guarantee that you will qualify for a particular loan amount.
Actual mortgage qualification depends on additional factors reviewed by a lender, including your verified income, debts, credit history, assets, property details, loan program requirements, and debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Your actual approved loan amount and monthly payment may be higher or lower than the calculator estimate.
Once you have an estimated home-buying budget, the next step is to understand how mortgage qualification works. Review our Purchase Qualification resource to learn more about the financial information considered when evaluating your mortgage options.
For a closer look at the monthly payment for a specific home price, use our Mortgage Payment Calculator.