60556
Waterman, Illinois.
Waterman, DeKalb County, IL · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro · population 2,138
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$896 (+136%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $18,778 +7%
- $277,315$296,093 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $86,962 +42%
- $209,131$296,093 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.
- 60556$1,554
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.
Typical home values in zip 60556 rose 6.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Waterman, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 60556
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 60556$296,093
- Chicago$355,650
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 60550 | Shabbona | 941 | — | $278,366 |
| 6.1 | 60520 | Hinckley | 2,979 | — | $331,318 |
| 8.0 | 60552 | Somonauk | 4,285 | — | $325,587 |
| 9.4 | 60115 | Dekalb | 42,536 | $1,320 | $260,547 |
| 9.8 | 60530 | Lee | 992 | — | $264,578 |
| 10.3 | 60531 | Leland | 1,885 | — | $279,381 |
| 10.8 | 60548 | Sandwich | 11,721 | $1,098 | $322,871 |
| 11.2 | 60511 | Big Rock | 2,081 | — | $416,239 |
| 11.8 | 60112 | Cortland | 4,621 | — | $296,334 |
| 12.3 | 60150 | Malta | 1,738 | — | $276,503 |
| 12.4 | 61353 | Paw Paw | 1,282 | — | $237,989 |
| 13.7 | 60545 | Plano | 14,392 | — | $310,622 |
| 13.7 | 60553 | Steward | 722 | — | $283,513 |
| 13.7 | 60518 | Earlville | 3,289 | — | $246,360 |
| 15.0 | 60151 | Maple Park | 3,888 | — | $410,377 |
| 15.1 | 60113 | Creston | 306 | — | $227,222 |
| 16.2 | 61318 | Compton | 595 | — | $202,001 |
| 16.3 | 60554 | Sugar Grove | 12,081 | — | $463,992 |
| 16.6 | 60537 | Millington | 726 | — | $289,245 |
| 16.7 | 60119 | Elburn | 11,381 | $3,275 | $478,223 |
| 17.0 | 60111 | Clare | 257 | — | $415,905 |
| 17.2 | 60551 | Sheridan | 5,058 | — | $301,782 |
| 17.5 | 60178 | Sycamore | 22,224 | $1,811 | $316,969 |
| 17.8 | 60512 | Bristol | 1,090 | — | $396,271 |
| 19.0 | 60549 | Serena | 784 | — | $317,617 |
| 19.7 | 61068 | Rochelle | 14,788 | $938 | $216,832 |
| 20.0 | 61378 | West Brooklyn | 513 | — | $286,306 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.