RENT VS BUY · 2026

Should you rent —
or buy?

A free calculator that runs the actual 10-year math for your city, with 2026 mortgage rates, real local taxes, and the opportunity cost of your down payment. Verdict in one screen.

LIVE PREVIEW · MIAMI, FL

City:
Miami, FL
Stay duration:
7 years
Budget:
$580,000 · 20% down

VERDICT

RENT

Buying never overtakes renting within 30 years given these inputs — a 7-year stay can't recover the upfront costs.

Cumulative buy costCumulative rent cost
Built on 2026 Federal Reserve ratesQuarterly-refreshed Zillow dataOpen methodology

Real local data

City-specific tax, insurance, and rent comps refreshed every quarter.

10-year math

Break-even, opportunity cost, equity build-up, capital-gains exclusion — all of it.

Verdict you can act on

BUY · RENT · TOO CLOSE. Move a slider, watch the verdict update live.