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Median Home Price in Arlington Heights, IL

The median home value in Arlington Heights, IL is $500,757 as of 2026-07-31, up 8.48% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$500,757

Year-over-Year

+8.48%

Population

73,545

Arlington Heights ranks #38 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 57.0% above the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Cook County, where the county-wide median is $344,339.

Housing affordability in Arlington Heights

Median household income in Arlington Heights is $116,723, so the typical home value is about 4.3× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights police recorded a violent crime rate of 50 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 880 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Arlington Heights

What is the average home price in Arlington Heights, IL?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Arlington Heights, that value is $500,757. That's up 8.48% from a year earlier. It is about 57.0% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Arlington Heights expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Arlington Heights are more expensive than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $344,339 — a difference of about 45.4%.

Is Arlington Heights affordable?

Median household income here is $116,723, so the typical home value is about 4.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Arlington Heights a safe place to live?

Arlington Heights police reported 50 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 73,545. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.