Des Plaines is a mature suburb with real character. The housing stock along Graceland Avenue and near the River Road corridor runs heavily toward mid-century brick ranches and two-story colonials, most of them built in the 1950s and 60s. Those homes are solidly built, but after 60-plus years the kitchens are cramped, the bathrooms are dated, and the basements are unfinished space going to waste.
We've walked through hundreds of them. We know what's behind the walls before we even open them up. The city's median age is 42.3, and the median household income sits at $97,875 (Data source: U.S. Census Bureau / Data Commons).
That's a community of working homeowners who have put down roots and want to invest in their homes the right way, not with the cheapest bid on the block.