Park Forest, IL Housing


4 Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
Park Forest, IL is a great place to live with a median home value of $137,600, which is significantly lower than the US House Median Value of $338,100. In addition, the 1 year house appreciation in Park Forest was 9.35%, higher than the national average of 8.27%. This signals that Park Forest is an attractive place for prospective homeowners looking for good value and potential home equity growth.

The median home cost in Park Forest is $137,600. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 66.0%. Home Appreciation in Park Forest is up 13.7%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Park Forest real estate is 60 years old
The Rental Market in Park Forest
- Renters make up 32.1% of the Park Forest population
- 0.6% of houses and apartments in Park Forest, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingPark Forest, IllinoisUnited States
  8,933.0139,647,020.0
  6342
  $137,600$338,100
  13.7%16.6%
  41.6%57.0%
  66.0%101.1%
  $20.96$10.98
  $3,412$2,690
  52.0%57.4%
  10.0%11.2%
  38.0%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  0.6%1.9%
  0.0%0.4%
  3.0%0.7%
  0.3%0.4%
  0.0%3.6%
  6.1%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  13.9%2.6%
  12.8%2.4%
  9.3%2.8%
  16.1%3.9%
  11.7%4.5%
  25.0%11.3%
  7.5%13.0%
  2.2%20.1%
  0.8%13.6%
  0.0%8.3%
  0.2%9.7%
  0.0%3.9%
  0.0%2.2%
  0.0%0.8%
  0.5%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  3.0%13.6%
  3.0%13.6%
  5.4%13.6%
  4.3%13.2%
  9.6%14.8%
  5.4%13.6%
  47.5%10.0%
  11.5%4.7%
  2.3%12.2%
Reviews for Park Forest
    See all (4)

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

   |    Reply

Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

   |    Reply

Over 11 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Park Forest

Commute
Compare Park Forest, IL
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Park Forest, Illinois to any other city in the US.