The median home in Des Plaines, Illinois is valued at $328,368, up 4.6% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,023, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.5x — below the national average of 18x. Des Plaines 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$328,368

+4.6%

Rent$2,023/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$65,674 on $328,368

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Out of reach38.7% of income

Need $103,757/yr to afford.

PITI$2,421

P/I38.7%

Afford$237K

Gap-$91K

P&I $1,660Tax $610Ins $150

Renting $398/mo cheaper ($2,023 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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