The median home in Kenosha, Wisconsin is valued at $263,333, up 5.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,655, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.3x — below the national average of 18x. Kenosha 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$263,333

+5.1%

Rent$1,655/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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Down Payment

$52,667 on $263,333

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Stretch29.4% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,838

P/I29.4%

Afford$251K

Gap-$13K

P&I $1,332Tax $406Ins $100

Renting $183/mo cheaper ($1,655 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WI ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Wisconsin

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Oconomowoc Lake$1.99M Shorewood Hills$1.13M Maple Bluff$967K River Hills$895K Linn$733K Summit$730K Delafield$722K Nashotah$691K

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