60305
River Forest, Illinois.
River Forest, Cook County, IL · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro · population 11,992
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,039 (+117%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $69,742 +11%
- $652,151$721,893 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $188,506 +35%
- $533,387$721,893 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 60305$3,789
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in zip 60305 rose 10.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: River Forest, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 60305
Against the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro and the national benchmark.
- 60305$2,200
- Chicago$2,163
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 60305
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 60305$721,893
- Chicago$355,650
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
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| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 60301 | Oak Park | 3,475 | $2,315 | $302,203 |
| 1.5 | 60302 | Oak Park | 32,862 | $1,952 | $465,449 |
| 1.6 | 60153 | Maywood | 23,201 | $1,419 | $258,436 |
| 1.9 | 60130 | Forest Park | 13,943 | $1,532 | $289,244 |
| 1.9 | 60707 | Elmwood Park | 41,116 | $1,734 | $354,398 |
| 2.2 | 60304 | Oak Park | 16,955 | $1,539 | $504,990 |
| 2.3 | 60160 | Melrose Park | 24,549 | $1,441 | $327,346 |
| 2.3 | 60171 | River Grove | 10,451 | $1,932 | $324,630 |
| 3.1 | 60104 | Bellwood | 18,256 | — | $257,888 |
| 3.2 | 60155 | Broadview | 7,906 | $1,325 | $283,055 |
| 3.2 | 60165 | Stone Park | 4,482 | — | $272,402 |
| 3.3 | 60644 | Chicago | 47,210 | $1,312 | $220,953 |
| 3.6 | 60634 | Chicago | 73,885 | $1,951 | $379,235 |
| 3.7 | 60639 | Chicago | 84,240 | $1,740 | $334,063 |
| 3.9 | 60546 | Riverside | 16,322 | $1,726 | $425,626 |
| 4.1 | 60651 | Chicago | 63,335 | $1,751 | $284,370 |
| 4.4 | 60131 | Franklin Park | 18,054 | $1,800 | $321,963 |
| 4.5 | 60164 | Melrose Park | 20,872 | — | $313,868 |
| 4.6 | 60402 | Berwyn | 63,721 | $1,448 | $313,681 |
| 4.7 | 60162 | Hillside | 8,084 | — | $292,288 |
| 4.7 | 60163 | Berkeley | 5,199 | — | $305,404 |
| 4.8 | 60706 | Harwood Heights | 24,260 | $2,078 | $407,740 |
| 4.8 | 60154 | Westchester | 16,436 | — | $368,929 |
| 4.9 | 60804 | Cicero | 82,797 | $1,330 | $278,158 |
| 5.0 | 60624 | Chicago | 35,263 | $1,662 | $229,782 |
| 5.1 | 60513 | Brookfield | 19,343 | $2,086 | $359,369 |
| 5.1 | 60176 | Schiller Park | 11,393 | $1,550 | $314,091 |
| 5.2 | 60641 | Chicago | 68,894 | $1,820 | $418,327 |
| 5.5 | 60656 | Chicago | 29,538 | $1,611 | $390,112 |
| 5.6 | 60526 | La Grange Park | 13,459 | $1,670 | $493,827 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.