The median home in Mount Prospect, Illinois is valued at $415,942, up 6.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,760, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 19.7x — near the national average of 18x. Mount Prospect 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$415,942

+6.5%

Rent$1,760/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$83,188 on $415,942

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Out of reach48.4% of income

Need $129,686/yr to afford.

PITI$3,026

P/I48.4%

Afford$241K

Gap-$175K

P&I $2,103Tax $773Ins $150

Renting $1,266/mo cheaper ($1,760 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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