This is the salary you need to afford a home in Chicago – FOX32 (Chicago)

According to the data, the median home price in the U.S. is around $370,000; The average person would need to earn around $76,000 to comfortably purchase a home in the U.S. The data shows that Chicago's median home price is $325,400 — and the salary needed to afford a home in the Windy City comes in just above the U.S. average, at $76,500.
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Old Joe
3 years ago

Look on the bright side. In the near future I expect Chicago home prices to approach Detroit levels.

mmack
3 years ago
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Buy yourself a city block for a Grand.

Freddy
3 years ago

Average home value in Harvey is $73,700. https://datausa.io/profile/geo/harvey-il/
So you need a lot less income to afford a home there but you need a second and third job to pay the property taxes.

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