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Village in Illinois, United States
56,852Population
10.4 sq miArea
663 ftElevation

Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is part of Elk Grove and Wheeling townships, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 56,852.

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ZIP code60056
Area code847
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Housing in Mount Prospect

$454K▲ 7.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mount Prospect home is worth about $454,000, up 7.4% in a year, 52% above the Illinois typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market41
Sale-to-list101.8%
Sold in May60
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Safety Grade B+

Mount Prospect reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Mount Prospect 0.5
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Mount Prospect 7.9
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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