Rent vs. Buy Calculator

rent appreciation:  
monthly rent:  
security deposit:  
house price:  
downpayment:  
mortgage rate:  
property taxes:  
number of years:  
house appreciation:  
closing costs:  
other monthly costs:  
tax rate:  
inflation rate:  

Input interpretation:

Input values:

link to /input/?i=2.5+percent&lk=1link to /input/?i=1000+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=1000+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=200000+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=20000+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=30-year+fixed-rate+mortgage&lk=1&a=ClashPrefs_*BankRate.ThirtyYearFixedRateMortgage-link to /input/?i=4.55+percent&lk=1link to /input/?i=3000+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=30+years&lk=1link to /input/?i=1+percent&lk=1link to /input/?i=1+percent&lk=1link to /input/?i=300+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=20+percent&lk=1link to /input/?i=2+percent&lk=1

Average annual savings for buying vs. renting:

Tooltiplink to /input/?i=20+k+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=10+k+US+dollars&lk=1link to /input/?i=10+k+US+dollars&lk=1

 
 
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