Step-by-step instructions
- Enter or select Housing costs.
- Enter or select Income.
- Tap Calculate.
- Review the result shown directly below the calculator.
Housing-to-Income Calculator
Calculate housing-to-income by comparing housing costs with income.
How to use the Housing-to-Income Calculator
Calculate housing-to-income by comparing housing costs with income.
What the inputs mean
- Housing costs
- Enter the monetary amount shown by the field label.
- Income
- Enter the income amount for the period you are analyzing.
Formula or calculation method
Housing costs is divided by Income and the result is multiplied by 100 to express the relationship as a percentage.
Example
For example, if Housing costs is 25 and 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.