The median home in Elgin, Illinois is valued at $320,290, up 3.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,720, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.5x — near the national average of 18x. Elgin 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$320,290

+3.0%

Rent$1,720/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$64,058 on $320,290

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Out of reach37.8% of income

Need $101,357/yr to afford.

PITI$2,365

P/I37.8%

Afford$237K

Gap-$83K

P&I $1,620Tax $595Ins $150

Renting $645/mo cheaper ($1,720 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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