The median home in Round Lake, Illinois is valued at $312,333, up 4.7% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,545, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 10.2x — below the national average of 18x. Round Lake 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$312,333

+4.7%

Rent$2,545/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$62,467 on $312,333

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Out of reach37% of income

Need $99,000/yr to afford.

PITI$2,310

P/I37%

Afford$237K

Gap-$76K

P&I $1,579Tax $580Ins $150

Buying $235/mo cheaper ($2,545 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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