Housing · Downers Grove
Downers Grove, IL housing market
The typical Downers Grove home is worth about $509,000, up 6% in a year, 71% above the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Downers Grove compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Downers Grove at a glance
Typical home value
$509K
▲ 6% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Downers Grove | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $328,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $343,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $347,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $348,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $369,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $388,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $401,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $434,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $463,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $492,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $509,000 | $298,000 |
Nearby
Downers Grove and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove | $509K | +6% | — | $117,335 |
| Lemont | $592K | +7.5% | — | $120,984 |
| Lisle | $433K | +3.4% | — | $118,712 |
| Willow Springs | $406K | +7.8% | 45 | $103,583 |
| Downers Grove | — | — | 36 | $115,114 |
| Lyons | $281K | +2.3% | — | $92,619 |
| Westmont | $413K | +4.2% | 40 | $88,090 |
Affordability
4.3 years of income
The typical Downers Grove home costs about 4.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Illinois (3.6 years).
How Downers Grove ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
75.9%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$7,829
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,573
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1977
Illinois: 1971
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.