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Median Home Price in Western Springs, IL

The median home value in Western Springs, IL is $904,552 as of 2026-07-31, up 11.57% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$904,552

Year-over-Year

+11.57%

Population

13,191

Western Springs ranks #7 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 183.5% 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 Western Springs

Median household income in Western Springs is $230,255, 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 Western Springs

Western Springs police recorded a violent crime rate of 8 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 273 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 Western Springs

What is the average home price in Western Springs, 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 Western Springs, that value is $904,552. That's up 11.57% from a year earlier. It is about 183.5% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Western Springs expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Western Springs are more expensive than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $344,339 — a difference of about 162.7%.

Is Western Springs affordable?

Median household income here is $230,255, 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 Western Springs a safe place to live?

Western Springs police reported 8 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,191. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.