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Median Home Price in Highland Park, IL

The median home value in Highland Park, IL is $809,080 as of 2026-06-30, up 7.2% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$809,080

Year-over-Year

+7.2%

Population

30,311

Highland Park ranks #11 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 154.1% above the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Lake County, where the county-wide median is $400,964.

Crime in Highland Park

Highland Park 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 812 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 Highland Park

How much does a house cost in Highland Park, IL?

The median home value in Highland Park is $809,080. That's up 7.2% from a year earlier. That is about 154.1% above the typical county in Illinois.

Is Highland Park expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Highland Park are more expensive than Lake County as a whole, where the median is $400,964 — a difference of about 101.8%.

Is Highland Park a safe place to live?

Highland Park police reported 50 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 30,311. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.