The median home in Coal City, Illinois is valued at $255,893, up 3.4% year over year. Coal City 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.

Home Value$255,893

+3.4%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$51,179 on $255,893

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Stretch30.7% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,919

P/I30.7%

Afford$233K

Gap-$23K

P&I $1,294Tax $476Ins $150

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

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Other cities in Illinois

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Kenilworth$1.93M Winnetka$1.73M Glencoe$1.51M Bannockburn$1.22M Golf$1.19M Hinsdale$1.18M Lake Forest$1.14M South Barrington$1.08M

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