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Monthly Payment on a
$200,000 Mortgage

$200,000 is a starter-home range for most of the country. Here's the monthly principal & interest payment at today's rates.

$200,000 mortgage payment by rate & term

The table below shows the estimated monthly payment (principal & interest only) for a $200,000 mortgage across common interest rates and loan terms.

Rate10-year15-year20-year25-year30-year
5.00%$2,121$1,582$1,320$1,169$1,074
5.50%$2,171$1,634$1,376$1,228$1,136
6.00%$2,220$1,688$1,433$1,289$1,199
6.50%$2,271$1,742$1,491$1,350$1,264
7.00%$2,322$1,798$1,551$1,414$1,331
7.50%$2,374$1,854$1,611$1,478$1,398
8.00%$2,427$1,911$1,673$1,544$1,468
8.50%$2,480$1,969$1,736$1,610$1,538
9.00%$2,534$2,029$1,799$1,678$1,609
9.50%$2,588$2,088$1,864$1,747$1,682
10.00%$2,643$2,149$1,930$1,817$1,755

For example, at 6.50% over 30 years, a $200,000 mortgage costs about $1,264/month. That's about $632/month more than a $100,000 mortgage at the same rate and term - about $127,544 more in total interest paid over the full 30 years. Over the full 30 years you'd pay about $455,089 total - meaning roughly $255,089 of that, or 56% of every payment made, is interest on top of the $200,000 borrowed. Within the $100,000-$1,000,000 range this page series covers, $200,000 sits around the 14th percentile.

To comfortably afford a $200,000 home under the standard 28%-of-income guideline (20% down, 6.50% rate, including estimated property tax and insurance), you'd want a gross household income around $53,699/year. See the full income breakdown for a $200,000 house.

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What changes your payment?

  • Interest rate: on this $200,000 loan, a 0.5% rate bump (to 7.00%) adds about $66/month - real money compounded over 30 years.
  • Term: switching this $200,000 loan to 15 years raises the payment by about $478/month but cuts total interest dramatically.
  • Down payment: a bigger down payment lowers the amount financed and shrinks every number in the table above.

Calculations show principal & interest only and exclude taxes, insurance and fees.