The median home in Darien, Illinois is valued at $432,299, up 4.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,236, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16.1x — near the national average of 18x. Darien 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$432,299

+4.9%

Rent$2,236/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$86,460 on $432,299

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Out of reach50.2% of income

Need $134,529/yr to afford.

PITI$3,139

P/I50.2%

Afford$241K

Gap-$191K

P&I $2,186Tax $803Ins $150

Renting $903/mo cheaper ($2,236 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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