The median home in Wauconda, Illinois is valued at $325,007, up 6.1% year over year. Wauconda 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$325,007

+6.1%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$65,001 on $325,007

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Out of reach38.4% of income

Need $102,729/yr to afford.

PITI$2,397

P/I38.4%

Afford$237K

Gap-$88K

P&I $1,643Tax $604Ins $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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