The median home in Elmwood Park, Illinois is valued at $328,451, up 2.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,833, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 14.9x — below the national average of 18x. Elmwood Park 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$328,451

+2.5%

Rent$1,833/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$65,690 on $328,451

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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 $1,661Tax $610Ins $150

Renting $588/mo cheaper ($1,833 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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