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Rent vs. Buy Calculator
Rent vs. Buy Calculator
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YEAR
8
BUY
$204,205
RENT
$208,669
BUY GAIN
$4,464

Out of Pocket Cost: After 8 year(s), your total out of pocket cost of homeownership for a $580,000 home would be $428,724. Your total cost to rent would be $208,669. Renting will leave you with $220,055 in your pocket (which includes the money you didn't spend on a down payment).

Financial Gain: After 8 year(s), if you buy, your home will have $268,603 in equity (available to you when you sell).

Summary: Looking at the total costs and equity earned, it's better for you to buy than rent if you plan to live in your home more than 8 Year(s).

Show results after year #8:
Results Summary
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Rent:$208,669
Buy:$204,205
RENTING vs BUYING NET COSTS
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Loan details Buying (spent) House value Renting Rent vs. Buy
Year Interest Loan Balance Payments PMI/FHA fees Taxes Insurance Expenses Tax Savings Spent Total Spent House Value Home Value (net) Total Rent Total Rent Expenses Buy Net Rent Net Rent vs Buy
1 35,745 516,574 99,171 0 6,000 1,500 6,400 (10,436) 102,635 102,635 597,400 561,556 24,000 312 57,652 24,312 33,340
2 35,359 510,762 41,171 0 6,180 1,545 6,574 (10,385) 45,085 147,720 615,322 578,403 48,480 630 80,079 49,110 30,969
3 34,947 504,538 41,171 0 6,365 1,591 6,753 (10,328) 45,553 193,273 633,782 595,755 73,450 955 102,056 74,404 27,651
4 34,505 497,871 41,171 0 6,556 1,639 6,938 (10,265) 46,039 239,312 652,795 613,627 98,919 1,286 123,556 100,205 23,351
5 34,031 490,731 41,171 0 6,753 1,688 7,128 (10,196) 46,544 285,856 672,379 632,036 124,897 1,624 144,551 126,521 18,031
6 33,524 483,085 41,171 0 6,956 1,739 7,324 (10,120) 47,069 332,925 692,550 650,997 151,395 1,968 165,013 153,363 11,650
7 32,981 474,895 41,171 0 7,164 1,791 7,526 (10,036) 47,615 380,541 713,327 670,527 178,423 2,319 184,909 180,742 4,166
8 32,400 466,124 41,171 0 7,379 1,845 7,733 (9,945) 48,184 428,724 734,727 690,643 205,991 2,678 204,205 208,669 4,464
9 31,777 456,729 41,171 0 7,601 1,900 7,947 (9,844) 48,775 477,499 756,768 711,362 234,111 3,043 222,866 237,155 14,288
10 31,110 446,668 41,171 0 7,829 1,957 8,168 (9,735) 49,390 526,889 779,472 732,703 262,793 3,416 240,854 266,210 25,356
11 30,395 435,892 41,171 0 8,063 2,016 8,395 (9,615) 50,030 576,919 802,856 754,684 292,049 3,797 258,127 295,846 37,719
12 29,630 424,351 41,171 0 8,305 2,076 8,629 (9,484) 50,697 627,617 826,941 777,325 321,890 4,185 274,643 326,075 51,432
13 28,810 411,991 41,171 0 8,555 2,139 8,869 (9,341) 51,392 679,009 851,750 800,645 352,328 4,580 290,355 356,908 66,553
14 27,933 398,753 41,171 0 8,811 2,203 9,117 (9,186) 52,116 731,125 877,302 824,664 383,375 4,984 305,214 388,358 83,144
15 26,993 384,574 41,171 0 9,076 2,269 9,373 (9,017) 52,871 783,997 903,621 849,404 415,042 5,396 319,167 420,438 101,270
16 25,986 369,389 41,171 0 9,348 2,337 9,636 (8,833) 53,659 837,655 930,730 874,886 447,343 5,815 332,158 453,158 121,000
17 24,907 353,126 41,171 0 9,628 2,407 9,907 (8,634) 54,480 892,135 958,652 901,133 480,290 6,244 344,128 486,533 142,405
18 23,753 335,707 41,171 0 9,917 2,479 10,187 (8,417) 55,336 947,471 987,411 928,167 513,895 6,681 355,012 520,576 165,564
19 22,516 317,052 41,171 0 10,215 2,554 10,474 (8,183) 56,231 1,003,702 1,017,034 956,012 548,173 7,126 364,743 555,300 190,557
20 21,191 297,072 41,171 0 10,521 2,630 10,770 (7,928) 57,165 1,060,867 1,047,545 984,692 583,137 7,581 373,247 590,718 217,471
21 19,772 275,673 41,171 0 10,837 2,709 11,075 (7,652) 58,140 1,119,007 1,078,971 1,014,233 618,800 8,044 380,447 626,844 246,397
22 18,253 252,755 41,171 0 11,162 2,790 11,390 (7,354) 59,159 1,178,166 1,111,340 1,044,660 655,176 8,517 386,261 663,693 277,432
23 16,625 228,209 41,171 0 11,497 2,874 11,713 (7,030) 60,225 1,238,391 1,144,680 1,075,999 692,279 9,000 390,600 701,279 310,679
24 14,882 201,920 41,171 0 11,842 2,960 12,047 (6,681) 61,339 1,299,729 1,179,021 1,108,279 730,125 9,492 393,370 739,616 346,246
25 13,015 173,764 41,171 0 12,197 3,049 12,390 (6,303) 62,504 1,362,234 1,214,391 1,141,528 768,727 9,993 394,470 778,721 384,250
26 11,016 143,609 41,171 0 12,563 3,141 12,744 (5,895) 63,724 1,425,957 1,250,823 1,175,774 808,102 10,505 393,793 818,607 424,814
27 8,875 111,313 41,171 0 12,940 3,235 13,108 (5,454) 65,000 1,490,957 1,288,348 1,211,047 848,264 11,027 391,223 859,291 468,068
28 6,581 76,723 41,171 0 13,328 3,332 13,483 (4,977) 66,337 1,557,294 1,326,998 1,247,378 889,229 11,560 386,639 900,789 514,150
29 4,125 39,677 41,171 0 13,728 3,432 13,870 (4,463) 67,737 1,625,031 1,366,808 1,284,800 931,014 12,103 379,909 943,117 563,208
30 1,494 0 41,171 0 14,139 3,535 14,268 (3,908) 69,205 1,694,236 1,407,812 1,323,343 973,634 12,657 370,893 986,291 615,398