City

BRAIDWOOD, IL

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

The median home in Braidwood, Illinois is valued at $271,177, up 5.5% year over year. Braidwood is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$271,177

+5.5%

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$54,235 on $271,177

Stretch — 32.4% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$2,025

P/I32.4%

Afford$234K

Gap-$37K

P&I $1,371Tax $504Ins $150

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IL ins. 28% per HUD.

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Kenilworth$1927K Winnetka$1731K Glencoe$1507K Bannockburn$1222K Golf$1186K Hinsdale$1182K Lake Forest$1136K South Barrington$1077K

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