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New Report Fall 2026 Housing Affordability Report: every state is less affordable than in late August as average 30-year mortgage rates passed 7%. Read the report

Wilmette, IL Housing Affordability Index

Wilmette, Illinois has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 87.8 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 1218th most affordable of 1,249 scored Illinois cities, compared with 102.2 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $810,600 home with 20% down, the Illinois average 30-year fixed rate of 7.31% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $4,452, or 28% of the city’s $190,662 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Wilmette 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.

Wilmette MBR-HAI 87.8 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Illinois 1,218 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 $810,600 U.S. Census Bureau

Wilmette is 14.4 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 Wilmette

$4,452/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.31%
$190,800
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$190,662
Median Household Income
Illinois: $83,390
4.3x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Illinois: 3.2x
$3,193/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$4,987/yr
Median Property Tax
Illinois figure
30.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
41.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

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

Cite the Wilmette Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Wilmette, Illinois score: 87.8 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 1,218 of 1,249 Illinois cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/illinois/wilmette”