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Median Home Price in River Forest, IL

The median home value in River Forest, IL is $722,486 as of 2026-07-31, up 12.11% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$722,486

Year-over-Year

+12.11%

Population

11,080

River Forest ranks #14 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 126.5% 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 River Forest

Median household income in River Forest is $146,786, so the typical home value is about 4.9× 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 River Forest

River Forest police recorded a violent crime rate of 90 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,473 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 River Forest

What is the average home price in River Forest, 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 River Forest, that value is $722,486. That's up 12.11% from a year earlier. It is about 126.5% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is River Forest expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in River Forest are more expensive than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $344,339 — a difference of about 109.8%.

Is River Forest affordable?

Median household income here is $146,786, so the typical home value is about 4.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is River Forest a safe place to live?

River Forest police reported 90 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 11,080. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.