St. Petersburg Cash-Out Refinance Calculator
Estimate a refinance and compare taking cash out against a straight rate-and-term refi — your new monthly payment, cash to you, resulting loan-to-value, and break-even on closing costs. Educational estimate, never a quote. Pre-filled with St. Petersburg's ~$360,000 median home value; edit any field to match your home.
How a cash-out refinance works
A cash-out refinance replaces your existing mortgage with a new, larger loan and gives you the difference in cash. On a primary residence, conventional and FHA cash-out are generally capped at 80% of your home's value (LTV); VA cash-out can go higher for eligible borrowers. The cash is often used to consolidate higher-interest debt, fund improvements, or cover a large expense — but it resets your loan and adds closing costs (typically 2%–5%).
A rate-and-term refinance takes no cash out — it just replaces your loan to lower the rate or change the term, so the calculator also shows your monthly savings and how many months it takes to break even on closing costs. If you'd rather borrow against equity without refinancing your first mortgage, see the HELOC vs. HELOAN calculator.
Common questions
How much cash can I take out?
Most primary-residence cash-out refinances cap the new loan at 80% of your home's value; VA cash-out can go higher for eligible veterans. Your available cash is that cap minus your current balance and closing costs. The calculator estimates this from your value and balance.
Cash-out or rate-and-term — which should I pick?
Choose cash-out if you need funds from your equity; choose rate-and-term if you only want a lower rate or a different term with no cash out. The calculator lets you switch between them and shows the payment, cash, LTV, and break-even for each.
Is this a quote?
No. It is an educational estimate using illustrative rates and standard LTV caps — not a quote, pre-qualification, or commitment to lend. MortEdu is an educational publisher, not a lender, broker, or servicer. Verify every figure with a licensed lender.
Built on St. Petersburg, Florida figures
Borrowable equity on a St. Petersburg home at the St. Petersburg median value of $360,000, shown at three lender CLTV ceilings. Assumes you still owe half the value. Typical Pinellas County homeowners insurance runs about $3,600 a year at this value.
| Combined loan-to-value | Max total borrowing | If you owe 50% | Equity available |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80% CLTV | $288,000 | $144,000 | $108,000 |
| 85% CLTV | $306,000 | $153,000 | $126,000 |
| 90% CLTV | $324,000 | $162,000 | $144,000 |
St. Petersburg's housing stock divides between pre-WWII bungalows + Mediterranean Revivals in Old Northeast and Kenwood (1920s-1940s — original cast-iron drain stacks, knob-and-tube fragments, lath-and-plaster walls) and 1950s-1970s slab ranches in Shore Acres and the southern half of the city. Two local realities shape every transaction: aggressive flood-zone mapping along the bay (Shore Acres in particular is heavily SFHA-coded) and Pinellas's strict windborne-debris rules on coastal exposure. Expect insurance quotes to drive the deal.
Why insurance moves the number here: Outside HVHZ but Pinellas is a barrier-county exposure zone — FBC Chapter 16 wind-load applies and storm-shutter / impact-glass scope is the norm on coastal-exposure properties. Significant Special Flood Hazard Area mapping along the bay and Gulf shorelines. Wind exposure is a large part of why a St. Petersburg payment can differ from the same price elsewhere, so the insurance figure above is doing real work in the total.
Median value plus the county property-tax rate and county insurance figure come from public data held in this site’s own dataset. Payments use an illustrative 6.875% 30-year rate and are estimates for education only — never a quote, offer, or approval. Change any input in the calculator above to model your own scenario.
Understanding the St. Petersburg Market
St. Petersburg sits in Pinellas County, Florida. Neighborhoods such as Old Northeast, Snell Isle, Kenwood, Crescent Lake, and Shore Acres each carry their own mix of home ages, price tiers, and insurance considerations that are worth understanding before you set a budget in St. Petersburg.
A buyer planning a budget in St. Petersburg usually starts from the area's approximate median home value of about $360,000 (a rough market benchmark, not a quote). Pinellas County's effective property-tax rate runs near 0.90% of a home's value per year, which on a $360,000 home works out to roughly $3,240 a year, typically collected monthly through an escrow account. Florida's homestead exemption can lower that bill for a primary residence.
Homeowners insurance is the other big Florida variable: county-level estimates put a typical annual premium around $4,000 on a roughly $400,000 home in Pinellas County, with the figure swinging up or down based on roof age, wind-mitigation features, and flood-zone exposure. For context on what local incomes look like, the area median income for a four-person household in Pinellas County is about $90,100 per year, the benchmark many first-time-buyer and affordability programs use to set eligibility.
Taken together, the median price, Pinellas County tax rate, and insurance outlook are what shape a realistic monthly payment in St. Petersburg — which is why the calculator above is pre-set with this county's numbers. Adjust the inputs to match your own situation, and confirm current figures with a licensed Florida lender of your choice before making any decisions.