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Median Home Price in Crest Hill, IL

The median home value in Crest Hill, IL is $286,044 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.57% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$286,044

Year-over-Year

+0.57%

Population

20,020

Crest Hill ranks #165 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.3% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Will County, where the county-wide median is $379,299.

Housing affordability in Crest Hill

Median household income in Crest Hill is $73,033, so the typical home value is about 3.9× 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 Crest Hill

Crest Hill police recorded a violent crime rate of 180 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 909 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 Crest Hill

What is the average home price in Crest Hill, 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 Crest Hill, that value is $286,044. That's up 0.57% from a year earlier. It is about 10.3% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Crest Hill expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Crest Hill are cheaper than Will County as a whole, where the median is $379,299 — a difference of about 24.6%.

Is Crest Hill affordable?

Median household income here is $73,033, so the typical home value is about 3.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Crest Hill a safe place to live?

Crest Hill police reported 180 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 20,020. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.