The median home in Fox Lake, Illinois is valued at $241,142, up 3.8% year over year. Fox 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$241,142

+3.8%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$48,228 on $241,142

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Stretch29.1% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,817

P/I29.1%

Afford$232K

Gap-$9K

P&I $1,219Tax $448Ins $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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