Calculators

Property Tax Rate

The tax that you are required to pay as a property owner levied by the city or municipality. Lookup your county rate or state average rate for a more accurate calculation.

Homeowners Insurance (Monthly)

The standard insurance policy that covers damage to your property and the things you keep in it. The average annual homeowners insurance premium is around $1,200.

HOA Fees (Monthly)

These are dues that are used by a homeowners association toward maintenance of common areas used by all homeowners in a housing development or complex.

Private Mortgage Insurance Rate

The premium for the insurance policy for FHA loans and conventional mortgages if your down payment is less than 20%. PMI typically costs between 0.5% to 1% of the entire loan amount on an annual basis. Only calculated if down payment is less than 20% of mortgage amount.

Disclosure

This calculation represents an estimate. Calculation does not factor credit score. Default input values are estimates.

Inflation

Calculation does not account for inflation. This is a common measure of inflation in the U.S. is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). From 1925 through 2018 the CPI has a long-term average of 2.9% annually.

Tax rate

Calculation does not account for annual taxes.

Rate of return

Interest compounds yearly.

Disclosure

Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice. We cannot and do not guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regards to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues.

Retirement age

Calculation assumes that the year you retire, you don't make contributions. If you retire at 67, the calculation assumes your last contribution is at 66.

Inflation

Calculation assumes a 2.9% rate of inflation. This is a common measure of inflation in the U.S. is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). From 1925 through 2018 the CPI has a long-term average of 2.9% annually.

Social Security

Social Security benefits are not considered for this calculation. Social Security is based on a sliding scale depending on your income, how long you work and at what age you retire.

Pensions

Pensions are not considered for this calculation.

Rate of return

Interest compounds monthly. The interest rate specified in calculator is used to calculate your return on savings and investments during and after retirement.

Disclosure

Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice. We cannot and do not guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regards to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues.