Old Mill Creek, IL housing market
Home prices around Old Mill Creek have risen about 48% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Old Mill Creek compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 48% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Old Mill Creek rose 48% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Illinois. Last year prices rose 3.8%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.8% | +62% | +96% |
| 2024 | +5% | +56% | +85% |
| 2023 | +13% | +48% | +73% |
| 2022 | +8.8% | +31% | +61% |
| 2021 | +10% | +21% | +44% |
| 2020 | +2.4% | +9.5% | +33% |
| 2019 | −0.5% | +7% | +32% |
| 2018 | +4.5% | +7.5% | +28% |
| 2017 | +2.4% | +2.8% | +25% |
| 2016 | +5.3% | +0.5% | +22% |
| 2015 | −0.8% | −4.6% | +19% |
| 2014 | +6.2% | −3.9% | +15% |
| 2013 | −0.7% | −9.5% | +11% |
| 2012 | −7.6% | −8.8% | +11% |
| 2011 | −9.1% | −1.4% | +14% |
| 2010 | −9% | +8.5% | +21% |
| 2009 | −10% | +19% | +29% |
| 2008 | −4.6% | +33% | +40% |
| 2007 | +0.1% | +39% | +45% |
| 2006 | +6% | +39% | +43% |
| 2005 | +4.9% | +31% | +35% |
| 2004 | +6.4% | +25% | +24% |
| 2003 | +4.7% | +18% | +15% |
| 2002 | +3.8% | +12% | +11% |
| 2001 | +8.3% | +8.3% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 60083, 60046, 60031, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Old Mill Creek in 2025. The last year with any was 2010 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Old Mill Creek's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Old Mill Creek and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mill Creek | — | +3.8%† | $2,220 | 0 | $108,333 |
| Lindenhurst | $363K | +4.7% | $2,040 | 33 | $131,474 |
| Grandwood Park | — | +7.3%† | $2,030 | — | $126,736 |
| Newport | — | +5%† | $2,020 | — | $125,074 |
| Warren | — | +6.7%† | $1,990 | — | $104,155 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,220
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Old Mill Creek is $2,220 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $1,850 · 4 bedrooms $3,310
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (60031, 60046, 60083; Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.