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Median Home Price in Downers Grove, IL

The median home value in Downers Grove, IL is $513,663 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.03% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$513,663

Year-over-Year

+6.03%

Population

49,567

Downers Grove ranks #34 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 61.0% above the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in DuPage County, where the county-wide median is $446,623.

Housing affordability in Downers Grove

Median household income in Downers Grove is $115,114, so the typical home value is about 4.5× 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 Downers Grove

Downers Grove police recorded a violent crime rate of 113 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 872 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 Downers Grove

What is the average home price in Downers Grove, 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 Downers Grove, that value is $513,663. That's up 6.03% from a year earlier. It is about 61.0% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Downers Grove expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Downers Grove are more expensive than DuPage County as a whole, where the median is $446,623 — a difference of about 15.0%.

Is Downers Grove affordable?

Median household income here is $115,114, so the typical home value is about 4.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Downers Grove a safe place to live?

Downers Grove police reported 113 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 49,567. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.