The median home in Oswego, Illinois is valued at $407,753, up 4.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,504, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 13.6x — below the national average of 18x. Oswego 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$407,753

+4.1%

Rent$2,504/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$81,551 on $407,753

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Out of reach47.5% of income

Need $127,286/yr to afford.

PITI$2,970

P/I47.5%

Afford$240K

Gap-$167K

P&I $2,062Tax $758Ins $150

Renting $466/mo cheaper ($2,504 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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