Home prices in Kenosha run 43% below the national median: $240,000 versus $420,000. Relative to the $60,000 median household income here, the price-to-income ratio comes out to 4.0x.
Factor in $420/month for property tax in Kenosha, based on the area's 2.1% effective rate applied to the median home price. That's $5,040 annually.
Between the $1,771/month mortgage payment and Wisconsin's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Kenosha's cost of living index sits at 92 (national average = 100), running below the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Kenosha's median home price runs 7% higher than nearby Milwaukee: $225,000 there versus $240,000 here.