Step-by-step instructions
- Enter or select Monthly housing costs.
- Enter or select Monthly gross income.
- Tap Calculate.
- Review the result shown directly below the calculator.
Housing Cost Ratio Calculator
Calculate housing costs as a percentage of income.
How to use the Housing Cost Ratio Calculator
Calculate housing costs as a percentage of income.
What the inputs mean
- Monthly housing costs
- Enter the monetary amount shown by the field label.
- Monthly gross income
- Enter the income amount for the period you are analyzing.
Formula or calculation method
Monthly housing costs is divided by Monthly gross income and the result is multiplied by 100 to express the relationship as a percentage.
Example
For example, if Monthly housing costs is 25 and Monthly gross income is 100, the calculated result is 25%.
How to understand the result
The result is a percentage. A higher or lower percentage has different meaning depending on the calculator, so compare it with the goal, limit, benchmark, or historical value relevant to your situation.
Tip: Keep all values in compatible units and use values from the same time period when the calculator compares two amounts.