Income to Afford a $170,000 House
How much do you need to make to be able to afford a house that costs $170,000?
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To afford a house that costs $170,000 with a down payment of $34,000, you'd need to earn $36,841 per year before tax.
The mortgage payment would be $860 / month.
Salary needed for 170,000 dollar mortgage.
Note: This calculator is for fixed-rate mortgages. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, may allow you to acheive lower payments in the short term. However, with ARMs, your monthly payment may increase if interest rates rise.
Note: 28% is the standard percentage of pre-tax income to spend on housing.
What is the income needed to buy a $170,000 house?
Annual income needed by down payment and interest rate
5.00% | 5.50% | 6.00% | 6.50% | 7.00% | 7.50% | |
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0% down | $39,111 | $41,367 | $43,682 | $46,051 | $48,472 | $50,943 |
5% down | $37,156 | $39,299 | $41,497 | $43,748 | $46,048 | $48,396 |
10% down | $35,200 | $37,231 | $39,313 | $41,446 | $43,625 | $45,848 |
15% down | $33,245 | $35,162 | $37,129 | $39,143 | $41,201 | $43,301 |
20% down | $31,289 | $33,094 | $34,945 | $36,841 | $38,778 | $40,754 |
25% down | $29,333 | $31,026 | $32,761 | $34,538 | $36,354 | $38,207 |
30% down | $27,378 | $28,957 | $30,577 | $32,235 | $33,930 | $35,660 |
35% down | $25,422 | $26,889 | $28,393 | $29,933 | $31,507 | $33,113 |
40% down | $23,467 | $24,820 | $26,209 | $27,630 | $29,083 | $30,566 |
45% down | $21,511 | $22,752 | $24,025 | $25,328 | $26,660 | $28,019 |
50% down | $19,556 | $20,684 | $21,841 | $23,025 | $24,236 | $25,471 |
Average House Price by State
What's the median price for a home in all 50 states? Source: Zillow, June 2023
State | Price |
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Hawaii | $837,324 |
California | $743,362 |
Massachusetts | $587,875 |
Washington | $577,353 |
Colorado | $543,143 |
Utah | $510,934 |
Oregon | $498,558 |
New Jersey | $484,467 |
New Hampshire | $446,839 |
Montana | $446,602 |
Idaho | $442,820 |
New York | $441,462 |
Rhode Island | $432,888 |
Arizona | $420,494 |
Nevada | $416,340 |
Maryland | $405,562 |
Florida | $390,856 |
State | Price |
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Maine | $383,137 |
Vermont | $380,266 |
Connecticut | $374,599 |
Virginia | $371,623 |
Delaware | $370,405 |
Alaska | $351,218 |
Wyoming | $338,216 |
Minnesota | $331,190 |
North Carolina | $320,096 |
Georgia | $318,919 |
Tennessee | $311,628 |
Texas | $303,971 |
South Dakota | $296,109 |
New Mexico | $292,822 |
South Carolina | $288,816 |
Wisconsin | $285,037 |
Pennsylvania | $255,965 |
State | Price |
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Nebraska | $254,916 |
North Dakota | $251,062 |
Illinois | $250,542 |
Missouri | $238,055 |
Michigan | $235,361 |
Indiana | $231,660 |
Alabama | $223,246 |
Ohio | $218,667 |
Kansas | $215,642 |
Iowa | $211,054 |
Kentucky | $200,955 |
Louisiana | $200,370 |
Arkansas | $199,636 |
Oklahoma | $198,936 |
Mississippi | $172,654 |
West Virginia | $155,773 |