| Index | Des Plaines | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $267,200 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,167 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 78.3% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 21.7% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Maywood, IL | 23,351 | $158,900 | 14% |
| Bellwood, IL | 18,799 | $161,600 | 13% |
| Broadview, IL | 7,677 | $172,000 | 7% |
| Stone Park, IL | 4,842 | $174,400 | 6% |
| Cicero, IL | 81,471 | $174,400 | 6% |
| Des Plaines, IL | 58,316 | $267,200 | 45% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Medford, MA | 58,290 | $551,900 | 199% |
| Casper, WY | 58,287 | $213,900 | 16% |
| Orland Park, IL | 58,380 | $289,000 | 56% |
| White Plains, NY | 58,171 | $558,100 | 202% |
| Margate, FL | 58,465 | $215,300 | 17% |
| Des Plaines, IL | 58,316 | $267,200 | 45% |
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