The median home in Newark, Illinois is valued at $393,727, up 5.8% year over year. Newark 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$393,727

+5.8%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$78,745 on $393,727

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Out of reach46% of income

Need $123,129/yr to afford.

PITI$2,873

P/I46%

Afford$240K

Gap-$154K

P&I $1,991Tax $732Ins $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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