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How much would I pay on a $550,000 mortgage?

Calculate repayments, total interest and amortization on a $550k mortgage to borrow with confidence.

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Feb 7, 2023

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If you’re ready to buy a home, you might wonder how to budget for your target home cost. Here’s a breakdown of what you might face monthly, in interest and over the life of a $550,000 mortgage.

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1. Enter how much you want to borrow under Loan amount.
2. Type in your mortgage term in years (not months) under the Loan terms field.
3. Enter the loan’s interest rate if it doesn’t come with any fees under Interest rate. Note that your monthly mortgage payments will vary depending on your interest rate, taxes, PMI costs and other related fees. If you have this information available, you can enter the annual percentage rate (APR), which includes interest and fees combined.
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Monthly payments on a $550,000 mortgage

At a 7.00% fixed interest rate, your monthly mortgage payment on a 30-year mortgage might total $3,659 a month, while a 15-year might cost $4,944 a month.

See your monthly payments by interest rate.

Interest	Mortgage term	Monthly payments
5.75%	15 years	$4,567
5.75%	30 years	$3,210
6.00%	15 years	$4,641
6.00%	30 years	$3,298
6.25%	15 years	$4,716
6.25%	30 years	$3,386
6.50%	15 years	$4,791
6.50%	30 years	$3,476
6.75%	15 years	$4,867
6.75%	30 years	$3,567
7.00%	15 years	$4,944
7.00%	30 years	$3,659
7.25%	15 years	$5,021
7.25%	30 years	$3,752
7.50%	15 years	$5,099
7.50%	30 years	$3,846
7.75%	15 years	$5,177
7.75%	30 years	$3,940
8.00%	15 years	$5,256
8.00%	30 years	$4,036
8.25%	15 years	$5,336
8.25%	30 years	$4,132

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Your total interest on a $550,000 mortgage

On a 30-year mortgage with a 7.00% fixed interest rate, you’ll pay $767,299 in interest over the life of your loan. That’s about two-thirds of what you borrowed in interest.If you instead opt for a 15-year mortgage, you’ll pay $339,840 in interest over the life of your loan — or about half of the interest you’d pay on a 30-year mortgage.

Interest	Mortgage term	Total interest charged
5.75%	15 years	$272,106
5.75%	30 years	$605,474
6.00%	15 years	$285,418
6.00%	30 years	$637,110
6.25%	15 years	$298,849
6.25%	30 years	$669,120
6.50%	15 years	$312,396
6.50%	30 years	$701,495
6.75%	15 years	$326,060
6.75%	30 years	$734,224
7.00%	15 years	$339,840
7.00%	30 years	$767,299
7.25%	15 years	$353,734
7.25%	30 years	$800,709
7.50%	15 years	$367,742
7.50%	30 years	$834,445
7.75%	15 years	$381,863
7.75%	30 years	$868,496
8.00%	15 years	$396,096
8.00%	30 years	$902,854
8.25%	15 years	$410,439
8.25%	30 years	$937,508

Amortization schedule

When you take out a mortgage, you agree to pay the principal and interest over the life of the loan. Your interest rate is applied to your balance, and as you pay down your balance, the amount you pay in interest changes.
Amortization means that at the beginning of your loan, a big percentage of your payment is applied to interest. With each subsequent payment, you pay more toward your balance.
Estimate your monthly loan repayments on a $550,000 mortgage at 7.00% fixed interest with our amortization schedule over 15 and 30 years.

30-year loan
15-year loan

Year	Beginning balance	Monthly payment	Total interest paid	Total principal paid	Total paid throughout the year	Remaining balance
1	$550,000	$3,659	$38,323	$5,587	$43,910	$544,413
2	$544,413	$3,659	$37,919	$5,991	$43,910	$538,422
3	$538,422	$3,659	$37,486	$6,424	$43,910	$531,998
4	$531,998	$3,659	$37,022	$6,888	$43,910	$525,110
5	$525,110	$3,659	$36,524	$7,386	$43,910	$517,724
6	$517,724	$3,659	$35,990	$7,920	$43,910	$509,804
7	$509,804	$3,659	$35,417	$8,493	$43,910	$501,311
8	$501,311	$3,659	$34,803	$9,107	$43,910	$492,204
9	$492,204	$3,659	$34,145	$9,765	$43,910	$482,439
10	$482,439	$3,659	$33,439	$10,471	$43,910	$471,968
11	$471,968	$3,659	$32,682	$11,228	$43,910	$460,740
12	$460,740	$3,659	$31,870	$12,040	$43,910	$448,701
13	$448,701	$3,659	$31,000	$12,910	$43,910	$435,791
14	$435,791	$3,659	$30,067	$13,843	$43,910	$421,948
15	$421,948	$3,659	$29,066	$14,844	$43,910	$407,104
16	$407,104	$3,659	$27,993	$15,917	$43,910	$391,187
17	$391,187	$3,659	$26,842	$17,068	$43,910	$374,119
18	$374,119	$3,659	$25,609	$18,301	$43,910	$355,818
19	$355,818	$3,659	$24,286	$19,624	$43,910	$336,193
20	$336,193	$3,659	$22,867	$21,043	$43,910	$315,150
21	$315,150	$3,659	$21,346	$22,564	$43,910	$292,586
22	$292,586	$3,659	$19,715	$24,195	$43,910	$268,391
23	$268,391	$3,659	$17,965	$25,945	$43,910	$242,446
24	$242,446	$3,659	$16,090	$27,820	$43,910	$214,626
25	$214,626	$3,659	$14,079	$29,831	$43,910	$184,795
26	$184,795	$3,659	$11,922	$31,988	$43,910	$152,807
27	$152,807	$3,659	$9,610	$34,300	$43,910	$118,507
28	$118,507	$3,659	$7,130	$36,780	$43,910	$81,728
29	$81,728	$3,659	$4,472	$39,438	$43,910	$42,289
30	$42,289	$3,659	$1,621	$42,289	$43,910	$0

Year	Beginning balance	Monthly payment	Total interest paid	Total principal paid	Total paid throughout the year	Remaining balance
1	$550,000	$4,944	$37,819	$21,504	$59,323	$528,496
2	$528,496	$4,944	$36,264	$23,058	$59,323	$505,438
3	$505,438	$4,944	$34,597	$24,725	$59,323	$480,712
4	$480,712	$4,944	$32,810	$26,513	$59,323	$454,200
5	$454,200	$4,944	$30,893	$28,429	$59,323	$425,770
6	$425,770	$4,944	$28,838	$30,484	$59,323	$395,286
7	$395,286	$4,944	$26,634	$32,688	$59,323	$362,598
8	$362,598	$4,944	$24,271	$35,051	$59,323	$327,547
9	$327,547	$4,944	$21,738	$37,585	$59,323	$289,961
10	$289,961	$4,944	$19,021	$40,302	$59,323	$249,659
11	$249,659	$4,944	$16,107	$43,216	$59,323	$206,444
12	$206,444	$4,944	$12,983	$46,340	$59,323	$160,104
13	$160,104	$4,944	$9,633	$49,689	$59,323	$110,415
14	$110,415	$4,944	$6,041	$53,282	$59,323	$57,133
15	$57,133	$4,944	$2,189	$57,133	$59,323	$0

Bottom line

Buying a house is among the biggest investments you’ll make. Know how much you might pay each month on your $550,000 mortgage — including how much of your payment goes toward your interest over the principal — when shopping for a lender.
Learn more about how home loans work in our comprehensive guide to mortgages.

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Britny Lawhorn is a technical SEO analyst at Regal and a former publisher at Finder, specializing in mortgages. She holds a BA in rhetoric and composition from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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