The median home in Calumet City, Illinois is valued at $147,885, down 3.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,711, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 7.2x — below the national average of 18x. Calumet City 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$147,885

-3.1%

Rent$1,711/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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Affordable18.8% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,173

P/I18.8%

Afford$221K

Room+$73K

P&I $748Tax $275Ins $150

Buying $538/mo cheaper ($1,711 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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