Median home value: $255K (+2.0% YoY). Rent: $1,621/mo. Price-to-rent: 13.1x. Part of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI.
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Home Value$254,571
+2.0%
Rent$1,621/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $223/mo cheaper ($1,621 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IL ins. 28% per HUD.
Enter your income for Joliet.
$50,914 on $254,571
Stretch — 29.5% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$1,844
P/I29.5%
Afford$242K
Gap-$13K
P&I $1,221Tax $473Ins $150
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