The median home in Chesterton, Indiana is valued at $331,641, up 1.4% year over year. Chesterton 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$331,641

+1.4%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$66,328 on $331,641

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Stretch32.7% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$2,045

P/I32.7%

Afford$284K

Gap-$48K

P&I $1,677Tax $235Ins $133

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IN ins. 28% per HUD.

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Chesterton, IN