Waukegan, IL home values, income, and owner costs

Start with the dated local finding: In Waukegan, IL, the 2024 ACS reports a median owner-occupied home value of $190,900, median household income of $71,919, and median selected monthly owner costs of $1,682 for owners with a mortgage. Together, those three reference points may help a borrower identify which search-price, income, and recurring-cost assumptions need current verification first. They remain separate medians, not the finances of one representative household, and the $1,682 measure combines recurring ownership expenses rather than real estate taxes alone. For borrower planning, a useful affordability review starts with $190,900, $71,919, and $1,682, then replaces them with the borrower's documented income, cash, debts, property taxes, insurance, association charges, loan terms, and intended occupancy.

Waukegan, IL's $190,900 median home-value estimate is below the statewide $263,300 estimate, with a reported city-to-state gap of 27.5%. That 27.5% gap is useful for showing that a statewide midpoint may be a poor substitute for a local search range in Waukegan, IL. It does not mean every local property is 27.5% away from a comparable property elsewhere in the state, because the medians reflect different housing mixes and geographies. For borrower planning, a borrower may use $190,900 and $263,300 to decide which assumptions need local replacement first, then compare actual properties and current financing disclosures on the same basis.