Affordability Studio

Is this comfortable for me?

Not “how big a loan can I get” — what a home costs in real life here: real property-tax rates for your county, insurance scaled to local risk, and whether it leaves room for the rest of your budget. Every input stays on your device.

You can comfortably afford

$486,199

with $97,240 down · 20%

about $3,596/mo all-in, real-life cost

Comfort budget $3,596/mo · how we compute this

A typical lender would approve up to $1,034,404 — they check your paycheck, not your whole budget. Your comfort price is $486,199.

Cash to close

$104,017$108,751

Down payment$97,240
Fees, title & transfer taxes$5,365$9,364
Prepaid taxes & insurance$1,412$2,148

Total transfer/recording tax $3,306: buyer's customary share $0, seller's customary share $3,306. San Francisco transfer tax: $3,306 (seller-paid). Custom varies: seller customarily pays in Northern CA; negotiated in Southern CA. Many cities (SF, LA, Oakland, Berkeley) levy additional or replacement city transfer taxes.

Explore the price

$486,199
$240,000$780,000

Comfort gauge

Comfortable
$9,480 left each month after housing & debts · $4,780 vs. baseline spending

This looks comfortable against the published residual-income baseline.

Where your paycheck goes

Taxes: $4,808Housing: $3,596Other debts: $450Free cash: $9,480
Take-home$13,526/mo
Taxes$4,808
Housing$3,596
Other debts$450
Free cash$9,480

Monthly payment

Loan payment$2,523
Property tax$308
Home insurance$60
Mortgage insurance$0
Upkeep, utilities & HOA$705
Real-life cost$3,596
What a lender counts$2,891

Local assumptions

San Francisco County property tax0.76%ACS 2024 1-year
Homeowners insurance$467$1,036/yr2022 · ACS 2024 1-year · FEMA NRI December 2025 · at this price
Utilities estimate$300/molocal-2026-07
Closing costs$6,777$11,511

High earthquake risk — standard policies exclude quake damage; separate coverage is extra.

Notable flood risk — standard policies don't cover flood; check the address's flood zone and consider a separate policy.

Insurers price these risks address by address, so estimates run widest here. Compare real quotes

Tax, insurance, and risk data are real (Census, NAIC, FEMA); the utilities estimate is still a placeholder. All of it is an estimate, not a quote — see how we source everything.

Milestones

More goes to the loan than to interest19 yr 10 mo
Can sell without writing a check1 mo
Mortgage insurance drops off

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