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River Forest, IL Housing Affordability Index

River Forest, Illinois has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 80.1 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1241st most affordable of 1,249 scored Illinois cities, compared with 102.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $687,300 home with 20% down, the Illinois average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,775, or 31% of the city’s $146,786 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for River Forest is updated every night from live Illinois mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

River Forest MBR-HAI 80.1 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Illinois 1,241 of 1,249 1 = most affordable
Illinois 102.2 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.31% Illinois lenders
Median home value $687,300 U.S. Census Bureau

River Forest is 22.1 points below the Illinois score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Illinois index

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What It Takes to Buy in River Forest

$3,775/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$161,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$146,786
Median Household Income
Illinois: $83,390
4.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Illinois: 3.2x
$2,740/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,987/yr
Median Property Tax
Illinois figure
30.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
77.0%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for River Forest, Illinois. The rate is the Illinois average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the River Forest Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. River Forest, Illinois score: 80.1 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 1,241 of 1,249 Illinois cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/illinois/river-forest”