The median home in Streamwood, Illinois is valued at $312,560, up 2.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,321, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 11.2x — below the national average of 18x. Streamwood 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$312,560

+2.8%

Rent$2,321/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$62,512 on $312,560

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Out of reach37% of income

Need $99,043/yr to afford.

PITI$2,311

P/I37%

Afford$237K

Gap-$76K

P&I $1,580Tax $581Ins $150

Buying $10/mo cheaper ($2,321 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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