The median home in Swansea, Illinois is valued at $256,340, up 3.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,387, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.4x — near the national average of 18x. Swansea is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$256,340

+3.4%

Rent$1,387/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$51,268 on $256,340

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Stretch30.8% of income

Above 28% but manageable with cuts.

PITI$1,923

P/I30.8%

Afford$233K

Gap-$23K

P&I $1,296Tax $476Ins $150

Renting $536/mo cheaper ($1,387 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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