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Mortgage Calculator

US mortgage

  • Home price ($)
  • Down payment (%)
  • Annual interest rate (%)
  • Term (years)
  • Annual property tax ($)
  • Annual home insurance ($)
  • Monthly mortgage insurance ($)
  • Monthly HOA fees ($)
  • Other monthly ownership costs ($)
  • Annual tax increase (%)
  • Annual insurance increase (%)
  • Annual HOA increase (%)
  • Extra monthly principal ($)
  • Extra annual principal ($)
  • One-time extra principal ($)
  • One-time payment month
  • First payment month

Loan = price × (1−down payment%). Monthly payment = Pr/[1−(1+r)^−n].

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Compound Interest Calculator

Savings growth

  • Starting amount ($)
  • Regular contribution ($)
  • Contribution frequency
  • Nominal annual return (%)
  • Time horizon (years)
  • Compounding per year
  • Contribution timing
  • Tax rate on annual interest (%)
  • Annual inflation assumption (%)

Each period: balance grows at the equivalent periodic rate, then a contribution is added (or added first for beginning-of-period deposits).

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BMI Calculator

Adult BMI

  • Measurement system
  • Weight (kg)
  • Height (cm)
  • Age (years)

BMI = weight in kilograms / (height in meters)².

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