The median home in Glendale Heights, Illinois is valued at $308,297, up 4.7% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,911, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.4x — below the national average of 18x. Glendale Heights 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$308,297

+4.7%

Rent$1,911/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$61,659 on $308,297

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Out of reach36.5% of income

Need $97,800/yr to afford.

PITI$2,282

P/I36.5%

Afford$236K

Gap-$72K

P&I $1,559Tax $573Ins $150

Renting $371/mo cheaper ($1,911 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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