The median home in Buffalo Grove, Illinois is valued at $423,825, up 5.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,210, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16x — near the national average of 18x. Buffalo Grove is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$423,825

+5.8%

Rent$2,210/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$84,765 on $423,825

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Out of reach49.3% of income

Need $132,043/yr to afford.

PITI$3,081

P/I49.3%

Afford$241K

Gap-$183K

P&I $2,143Tax $788Ins $150

Renting $871/mo cheaper ($2,210 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IL ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Illinois

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Kenilworth$1.93M Winnetka$1.73M Glencoe$1.51M Bannockburn$1.22M Golf$1.19M Hinsdale$1.18M Lake Forest$1.14M South Barrington$1.08M

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