The median home in Joliet, Illinois is valued at $254,571, up 2.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,621, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.1x — below the national average of 18x. Joliet 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$254,571

+2.0%

Rent$1,621/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Stretch30.6% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,910

P/I30.6%

Afford$233K

Gap-$21K

P&I $1,287Tax $473Ins $150

Renting $289/mo cheaper ($1,621 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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