The median home in Salem, Wisconsin is valued at $349,022, up 4.3% year over year. Salem 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.
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Home Value$349,022
+4.3%
AFFORDABILITY6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + WI ins. 28% per HUD.
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$69,804 on $349,022
Out of reach — 38.4% of income
Need $102,986/yr to afford.
PITI$2,403
P/I38.4%
Afford$254K
Gap-$95K
P&I $1,765Tax $538Ins $100
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