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Net Worth Calculator
Assets — what you own
$451,000Liabilities — what you owe
$287,000Your net worth
$164,000
You own $451,000 and owe $287,000.
Total assets
Total liabilities
Debt-to-asset ratio
Lower is stronger; under 100% means you're above water
Balance-sheet breakdown
Every line item, largest first — assets in green, liabilities in brass.
A snapshot in today's dollars. Use realistic resale values (what you'd actually get for the home or car today), not what you paid. For planning only, not financial advice.
Net Worth Statement
Net worth
$164,000
A snapshot based on the values you entered. For planning only, not financial advice.
Calculated using the standard formulas described at https://trycleartally.com/methodology — for educational estimates only, not a quote or financial advice. Verify with your lender or financial institution before making decisions.
Add up everything you own, subtract everything you owe, and see where you actually stand — plus a breakdown of your balance sheet and your debt-to-asset ratio.
Reviewed by the ClearTally editorial team · Last updated July 20, 2026 · Methodology & sources
Net worth is the scoreboard; the game is played elsewhere. Grow the asset side with a retirement projection and an investment plan, and shrink the liability side with a debt payoff strategy.
How it works
Net worth is the single number that sums up your finances: everything you own (your assets) minus everything you owe (your liabilities). Income doesn't enter into it — someone earning $200,000 who spends all of it can have a lower net worth than someone earning half that who's paid down their debts. It's a snapshot of accumulated wealth, not cash flow.
The one rule that trips people up: use current resale value, not what you paid. Your home is worth what it would sell for today, your car what a dealer would give you now — not the sticker prices from years ago. Then put the mortgage and the auto loan on the liabilities side. What's left after netting each pair is your real equity in them.
Example: say you own $451,000 across cash, investments, retirement, a home, and a car, and owe $287,000 across a mortgage, an auto loan, student loans, and cards. Your net worth is $164,000 ($451,000 − $287,000). Your debt-to-asset ratio — liabilities ÷ assets — is about 63.6%, meaning you've borrowed against roughly two-thirds of what you own. The home, at $320,000, is about 71% of your assets, which is typical: for most households the mortgage and the house are the two biggest numbers on the sheet, and net worth climbs as the loan gets paid down.
FAQ
Count anything you could convert to cash: checking and savings, investment and retirement accounts (401(k), IRA, brokerage), your home and vehicles at today's resale value, and valuable property like a second home or collection worth selling. Don't count your salary or future income — net worth measures what you've accumulated, not what you earn. And be honest about illiquid or depreciating items; a car loses value the day you drive it off the lot.
Current market value, always. For a home, that's roughly what comparable houses nearby are selling for now (a recent appraisal or a conservative estimate from a listings site is fine). For a car, it's the current trade-in or private-sale value, not the purchase price. Using what you paid overstates depreciating assets and understates ones that have appreciated — either way it gives you a net worth that isn't real.
Not necessarily — it's extremely common in your 20s and early 30s. Student loans, a new mortgage, or a car loan can easily exceed young savings, putting you underwater on paper. What matters is the trend: is the number climbing year over year as you pay debt down and save? A negative net worth that's steadily rising is a healthier sign than a positive one that's flat or falling. Track it every few months and watch the direction.
It's your total liabilities divided by your total assets, as a percent — a quick gauge of how leveraged you are. Under 100% means you own more than you owe (positive net worth). Under about 50% is generally considered strong. The closer it creeps toward 100%, the more of your assets are financed by debt, which leaves less cushion if an asset's value drops or income stops. It's the same idea a lender uses when they size up how much you already owe.
Yes — and keeping them separate is the point. Put the home's current value on the assets side and the remaining mortgage balance on the liabilities side. The difference is your home equity, which flows into net worth automatically once both are entered. Don't shortcut it by entering just the equity as one line; listing both makes your balance sheet accurate and lets the breakdown chart show how much of your assets the house represents.