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Mortgage Calculators

Estimate your monthly payment, compare loan types, calculate affordability, and plan your home purchase with confidence.

Monthly Payment Calculator

Estimate the full monthly cost of a home purchase: principal, interest, property taxes, homeowners insurance, HOA dues, and mortgage insurance. This is the PITI figure an underwriter uses.

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20.0% down

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Enter the rate you were quoted. We do not publish rates, so this is an illustration, not an offer.

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Oregon runs roughly 1.0% to 1.2% of assessed value.

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No PMI at 80% LTV or below.

Estimated monthly payment

$4,331

Principal, interest, taxes, and insurance

Loan amount $560,000
Loan to value 80.0%

Conforming loan

Payment breakdown

Principal and interest $3,540
Property taxes $642
Homeowners insurance $150
HOA dues $0
Mortgage insurance None
These calculators are educational estimates only and are not a loan approval, pre-approval, underwriting decision, rate quote, or commitment to lend. We do not publish rates, so any rate shown here is the one you entered, used purely for illustration. Results do not include every cost of a transaction and will differ from a real Loan Estimate. Your actual terms depend on full documentation, credit review, property review, and program guidelines. Renegade Home Mortgage NMLS# 1938264. Michael Neef NMLS# 227081. Equal Housing Opportunity. Licensed in Oregon.
Worked Examples

What the numbers look like

Four real Portland-metro scenarios, calculated with the same math the tools above use. Every figure below assumes a 6.5% rate purely for illustration. Rates change daily and we do not publish them. For 2026, the conforming loan limit for a one-unit home in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties is $832,750, and Oregon property taxes generally run 1.0% to 1.2% of assessed value per year.

A $700,000 West Linn purchase with 20% down

A 30-year fixed loan of $560,000 at 6.5%, with Oregon property taxes at 1.1% of value and $1,800 a year in homeowners insurance. At exactly 80% loan to value there is no mortgage insurance.

Loan amount$560,000
Principal and interest$3,540
Property taxes$642
Homeowners insurance$150
Mortgage insuranceNone
Total monthly payment$4,331

What $12,000 a month of income buys

Gross monthly income of $12,000, $800 of existing monthly debt, $100,000 saved for a down payment, and a 43% debt-to-income ceiling. That leaves $4,360 a month for the full housing payment. With $100,000 down the loan sits above 80% loan to value, so mortgage insurance is counted too.

Monthly housing budget$4,360
Maximum purchase price$638,062
Loan amount$538,062
Principal and interest$3,401
Taxes, insurance, and mortgage insurance$959
Total debt ratio43.0%

Refinancing $400,000 from 7.25% to 6.25%

A borrower 2 years into a 30-year loan, so 336 months remain. The new loan restarts at 30 years and costs $6,000 to close. Here the rate drop is large enough that total interest falls even with the longer term, which is not always the case.

Current payment$2,785
New payment$2,463
Monthly savings$322
Break-even on $6,000 of costs19 months
Lifetime interest change$43,002 less

Adding $300 a month to a $400,000 loan

A 30-year fixed loan at 6.5% with a scheduled principal and interest payment of $2,528. Paying $2,828 instead, an extra $300 every month, changes the outcome substantially.

Scheduled payoff30 years
Payoff with extra payments22 years 5 months
Interest on the scheduled path$510,178
Interest with extra payments$360,597
Interest saved$149,581

Looking at an All-In-One first-lien HELOC instead? That has its own model, and we built a separate AIO payoff calculator for it.

Questions

About these calculators

Are the calculator results an actual loan offer?

No. The calculators provide educational estimates only. Actual loan terms depend on full underwriting, including credit, income, assets, and property review. Contact Renegade Home Mortgage to receive a real pre-approval and rate quote.

What property tax rate should I use for West Linn?

West Linn property taxes generally run 1.0% to 1.2% of assessed value annually, depending on the specific tax code area within Clackamas County. Always verify the current rate for the specific home you are evaluating.

What is the difference between a conforming loan and a jumbo loan in Portland?

For 2026, the conforming loan limit for a one-unit home in the Portland metro area, including Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties, is $832,750. A loan at or below that amount is conforming. Above it, the loan is a jumbo and is underwritten to different guidelines, often requiring a larger down payment and more reserves. The payment calculator flags which side of the line your loan amount falls on.

Does a lower refinance rate always save money?

Not always. A lower rate reduces the monthly payment, but resetting the term back to 30 years can increase the total interest paid over the life of the loan even as the payment drops. The refinance calculator shows both figures, the monthly savings and the lifetime interest difference, along with how many months it takes for the monthly savings to cover the closing costs.

Why is there no rate filled in for me?

We do not publish rates on this site. Mortgage pricing moves daily and depends on your credit, loan size, property type, occupancy, and lock period, so a rate shown to everyone would be wrong for almost everyone. The calculators start from an illustrative figure you can change. For a real number, ask for a quote.

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