The median home in Park Forest, Illinois is valued at $147,295, up 0.5% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,916, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 6.4x — below the national average of 18x. Park Forest 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$147,295

+0.5%

Rent$1,916/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$29,459 on $147,295

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Affordable18.7% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,169

P/I18.7%

Afford$221K

Room+$73K

P&I $745Tax $274Ins $150

Buying $747/mo cheaper ($1,916 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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