Median home value: $321K (+2.7% YoY). Rent: $1,538/mo. Price-to-rent: 17.4x. Part of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI.
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Home Value$320,829
+2.7%
Rent$1,538/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $361/mo cheaper ($1,538 rent)6.00% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IN ins. 28% per HUD.
Enter your income for Lowell.
$64,166 on $320,829
Stretch — 30.4% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$1,899
P/I30.4%
Afford$296K
Gap-$25K
P&I $1,539Tax $227Ins $133
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