The median home in Harvard, Illinois is valued at $263,589, up 4.5% year over year. Harvard 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$263,589

+4.5%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$52,718 on $263,589

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Stretch31.6% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,973

P/I31.6%

Afford$234K

Gap-$30K

P&I $1,333Tax $490Ins $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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