A typical Willowbrook home is worth roughly $324,000
Home prices around Willowbrook have risen about 50% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Willowbrook?
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A typical home costs 3.6 years of income
About the same as across Illinois. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $55K short of a typical Willowbrook home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,570 a month here, $960 less than owning.
How Willowbrook ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Willowbrook’s typical property tax (3.08% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
100% of Willowbrook households own their home
Half of Willowbrook’s homes were built before 1978.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Willowbrook rose 50% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices fell 2.8%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Willowbrook home at roughly $324,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $324K.
How Willowbrook ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Willowbrook, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,570
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Willowbrook vs. its neighbors
Willowbrook is the 2nd least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowbrook | $324K* | −2.8%† | $1,570 | $89,773 |
| Plum Valley | $339K* | −2.8%† | $1,570 | $142,169 |
| St. John | $461K | +2.2% | $1,400 | $103,035 |
| Crete | $304K | +3.7% | $1,540 | $80,482 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.