The median home in Glen Ellyn, Illinois is valued at $536,938, up 6.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,082, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 21.5x — well above the national average of 18x. Glen Ellyn 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.

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Home Value$536,938

+6.9%

Rent$2,082/mo

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$107,388 on $536,938

Out of reach — 61.8% of income

Need $165,557/yr to afford.

PITI$3,863

P/I61.8%

Afford$243K

Gap-$294K

P&I $2,715Tax $998Ins $150

Renting $1,781/mo cheaper ($2,082 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$1927K Winnetka$1731K Glencoe$1507K Bannockburn$1222K Golf$1186K Hinsdale$1182K Lake Forest$1136K South Barrington$1077K

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