The median home in Pekin, Illinois is valued at $132,659, up 8.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $990, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 11.2x — below the national average of 18x. Pekin is part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$132,659
+8.8%
Rent$990/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $77/mo cheaper ($990 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IL ins. 28% per HUD.
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$26,532 on $132,659
Affordable — 17.1% of income
Under the 28% guideline.
PITI$1,067
P/I17.1%
Afford$218K
Room+$85K
P&I $671Tax $247Ins $150
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