Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Illinois

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February 15, 2023
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Illinois

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Illinois using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the twelve months ending January 2023. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. Data was available for 992 cities and towns in Illinois. Home values in the top city on the list grew by $115,998 over the last 12 months.

Metros with the most cities in the top 50
#1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI: 43
#2. St. Louis, MO-IL: 4
#3. Bloomington, IL: 2

Read on to see which cities made the list.

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#50. Elburn

- Typical home value: $369,718
- 1-year price change: +$25,827 (+7.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$95,695 (+34.9%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#49. Saint Charles

- Typical home value: $377,615
- 1-year price change: +$25,884 (+7.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$89,297 (+31.0%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#48. Sugar Grove

- Typical home value: $365,257
- 1-year price change: +$25,936 (+7.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$87,828 (+31.7%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#47. Oswego

- Typical home value: $337,984
- 1-year price change: +$26,378 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$90,175 (+36.4%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#46. Ford Heights

- Typical home value: $87,867
- 1-year price change: +$26,442 (+43.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$54,768 (+165.5%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#45. Libertyville

- Typical home value: $480,047
- 1-year price change: +$26,529 (+5.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$66,199 (+16.0%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#44. Lake Bluff

- Typical home value: $485,569
- 1-year price change: +$26,563 (+5.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$73,457 (+17.8%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#43. Frankfort

- Typical home value: $409,738
- 1-year price change: +$27,129 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$100,749 (+32.6%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#42. Inverness

- Typical home value: $628,573
- 1-year price change: +$27,435 (+4.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$87,534 (+16.2%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#41. Alhambra

- Typical home value: $222,660
- 1-year price change: +$27,488 (+14.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$93,789 (+72.8%)
- Metro area: St. Louis, MO-IL

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#40. Normal

- Typical home value: $207,363
- 1-year price change: +$27,888 (+15.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$49,994 (+31.8%)
- Metro area: Bloomington, IL

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#39. Naperville

- Typical home value: $474,891
- 1-year price change: +$28,137 (+6.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$104,101 (+28.1%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#38. Deerfield

- Typical home value: $474,621
- 1-year price change: +$28,582 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$61,749 (+15.0%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#37. Glen Ellyn

- Typical home value: $436,893
- 1-year price change: +$28,726 (+7.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$78,000 (+21.7%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#36. Batchtown

- Typical home value: $134,501
- 1-year price change: +$29,232 (+27.8%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: St. Louis, MO-IL

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#35. Golf

- Typical home value: $912,096
- 1-year price change: +$29,806 (+3.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$215,447 (+30.9%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#34. Galena

- Typical home value: $255,918
- 1-year price change: +$29,860 (+13.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$93,210 (+57.3%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

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#33. Downs

- Typical home value: $252,112
- 1-year price change: +$30,386 (+13.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$66,960 (+36.2%)
- Metro area: Bloomington, IL

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#32. Geneva

- Typical home value: $431,015
- 1-year price change: +$30,710 (+7.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$105,527 (+32.4%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#31. Tower Lakes

- Typical home value: $511,845
- 1-year price change: +$30,999 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$108,744 (+27.0%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#30. Campton Hills

- Typical home value: $532,004
- 1-year price change: +$31,060 (+6.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$131,204 (+32.7%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#29. Clare

- Typical home value: $318,699
- 1-year price change: +$32,487 (+11.4%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#28. Deer Park

- Typical home value: $595,059
- 1-year price change: +$32,689 (+5.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$91,933 (+18.3%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#27. Dorsey

- Typical home value: $234,054
- 1-year price change: +$33,778 (+16.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$97,172 (+71.0%)
- Metro area: St. Louis, MO-IL

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#26. Wilmette

- Typical home value: $718,116
- 1-year price change: +$34,426 (+5.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$131,594 (+22.4%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#25. Western Springs

- Typical home value: $644,647
- 1-year price change: +$34,805 (+5.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$123,837 (+23.8%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#24. Northfield

- Typical home value: $637,018
- 1-year price change: +$34,850 (+5.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$77,713 (+13.9%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#23. Indian Creek

- Typical home value: $452,421
- 1-year price change: +$35,390 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$72,326 (+19.0%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#22. Lincolnshire

- Typical home value: $561,004
- 1-year price change: +$35,435 (+6.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$74,393 (+15.3%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#21. Trout Valley

- Typical home value: $455,664
- 1-year price change: +$35,828 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$124,316 (+37.5%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#20. Golden Eagle

- Typical home value: $236,003
- 1-year price change: +$37,444 (+18.9%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: St. Louis, MO-IL

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#19. Oak Brook

- Typical home value: $724,178
- 1-year price change: +$37,533 (+5.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$112,019 (+18.3%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#18. Old Mill Creek

- Typical home value: $446,235
- 1-year price change: +$38,303 (+9.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$89,057 (+24.9%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#17. Wayne

- Typical home value: $575,412
- 1-year price change: +$39,041 (+7.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$121,573 (+26.8%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#16. Kildeer

- Typical home value: $685,335
- 1-year price change: +$39,438 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$109,740 (+19.1%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#15. Village of Lakewood

- Typical home value: $461,634
- 1-year price change: +$39,503 (+9.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$130,164 (+39.3%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#14. Hinsdale

- Typical home value: $893,223
- 1-year price change: +$39,823 (+4.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$58,851 (+7.1%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#13. Hawthorn Woods

- Typical home value: $578,852
- 1-year price change: +$46,233 (+8.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$104,772 (+22.1%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#12. Riverwoods

- Typical home value: $743,008
- 1-year price change: +$48,319 (+7.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$87,955 (+13.4%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#11. Highland Park

- Typical home value: $589,696
- 1-year price change: +$51,749 (+9.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$109,428 (+22.8%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#10. North Barrington

- Typical home value: $687,201
- 1-year price change: +$55,189 (+8.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$145,661 (+26.9%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#9. South Barrington

- Typical home value: $884,560
- 1-year price change: +$56,741 (+6.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$148,199 (+20.1%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#8. Long Grove

- Typical home value: $720,742
- 1-year price change: +$58,558 (+8.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$131,029 (+22.2%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#7. Barrington Hills

- Typical home value: $802,308
- 1-year price change: +$61,129 (+8.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$168,984 (+26.7%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#6. Mettawa

- Typical home value: $715,293
- 1-year price change: +$61,379 (+9.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$149,582 (+26.4%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#5. Kenilworth

- Typical home value: $1,502,367
- 1-year price change: +$81,559 (+5.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$337,501 (+29.0%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#4. Lake Forest

- Typical home value: $919,080
- 1-year price change: +$83,405 (+10.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$164,573 (+21.8%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#3. Bannockburn

- Typical home value: $937,714
- 1-year price change: +$85,143 (+10.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$156,166 (+20.0%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#2. Glencoe

- Typical home value: $1,144,246
- 1-year price change: +$103,783 (+10.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$304,114 (+36.2%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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#1. Winnetka

- Typical home value: $1,327,918
- 1-year price change: +$115,998 (+9.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$332,727 (+33.4%)
- Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

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