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Median Home Price in Oak Lawn, IL

The median home value in Oak Lawn, IL is $301,889 as of 2026-06-30, up 6.35% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$301,889

Year-over-Year

+6.35%

Population

54,953

Oak Lawn ranks #152 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 5.2% below the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Cook County, where the county-wide median is $343,350.

Crime in Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn 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 1,727 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 Oak Lawn

How much does a house cost in Oak Lawn, IL?

The median home value in Oak Lawn is $301,889. That's up 6.35% from a year earlier. That is about 5.2% below the typical county in Illinois.

Is Oak Lawn expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Oak Lawn are cheaper than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $343,350 — a difference of about 12.1%.

Is Oak Lawn a safe place to live?

Oak Lawn police reported 180 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 54,953. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.