The median home in Forest Lake, Illinois is valued at $440,084, up 5.1% year over year. Forest Lake 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$440,084

+5.1%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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Down Payment

$88,017 on $440,084

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Out of reach51.1% of income

Need $136,843/yr to afford.

PITI$3,193

P/I51.1%

Afford$241K

Gap-$199K

P&I $2,225Tax $818Ins $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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