What it costs each month
For Registered nurse ($100,490 a year), 20% down ($155,000) at 7.03%, 30-year fixed. Change the household
Market payment
$4,137
a month · 49% of pay
With assistance
$1,942
a month · 23% of pay
Assistance closes a gap of $2,195 a month.
- Monthly gap
- $2,195
- Recoverable assistance that closes it
- $328,998 (42.5% of the price)
- Five years of monthly help instead
- Costs about $110,796, then the payment returns to $4,137 in year six.
Assistance lowers the loan, not the other costs of owning: property taxes, insurance, upkeep stay yours. It does not pay the down payment, and it is repaid when the home is sold or refinanced.
About this home
An illustrative example, not a home for sale. It is priced at about 130% of the typical Park Ridge home value ($597,562, Zillow Home Value Index, August 2026), with a size and age typical for that price in Park Ridge. Metra UP-NW from Park Ridge to Ogilvie, 32 to 35 minutes. Most of Park Ridge is served by Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 and Maine Township High School District 207.
Estimates for planning, not an offer of assistance or a loan. Payments are principal and interest only. Listing details come from the source named above and may change.
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