River Forest, IL Housing


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River Forest, IL is a desirable place to live with a median housing value of $587,300 which is significantly higher than the US median of $338,100. Although the appreciation rate for housing in River Forest over the past year was only 4.71%, that is still much higher than the current US housing appreciation rate of 8.27%. The high housing values and strong appreciation rate in River Forest make it a sought after community for those looking to purchase a home.

The median home cost in River Forest is $587,300. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 41.4%. Home Appreciation in River Forest is up 10.6%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of River Forest real estate is 74 years old
The Rental Market in River Forest
- Renters make up 9.1% of the River Forest population
- 0.2% of houses and apartments in River 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

  HousingRiver Forest, IllinoisUnited States
  4,699.0139,647,020.0
  7642
  $587,300$338,100
  10.6%16.6%
  19.4%57.0%
  41.4%101.1%
  $20.96$10.98
  $10,001$2,690
  84.2%57.4%
  5.8%11.2%
  10.0%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  0.2%1.9%
  0.6%0.4%
  1.9%0.7%
  0.1%0.4%
  0.0%3.6%
  2.9%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  0.8%2.6%
  0.0%2.4%
  0.2%2.8%
  0.0%3.9%
  0.7%4.5%
  2.5%11.3%
  4.8%13.0%
  13.9%20.1%
  9.5%13.6%
  5.6%8.3%
  29.8%9.7%
  22.3%3.9%
  6.9%2.2%
  2.9%0.8%
  0.2%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  9.1%13.6%
  9.1%13.6%
  1.3%13.6%
  2.1%13.2%
  9.2%14.8%
  1.3%13.6%
  13.7%10.0%
  10.4%4.7%
  44.6%12.2%
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River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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River Forest as a whole is an old suburb outside of Chicago, very quiet and upscale. River Forest neighbors Oak Park, which does have much more to offer in terms of  More

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