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Home values, rents and more in Dolton, IL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$157,000
Metro: $356,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.9%
Metro: +5.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,327/mo
Metro: $2,163 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
−1.3%
Metro: +4.9% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
20,825
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$57,887
Metro: $90,887 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Dolton, IL, shaded by typical home valueDolton60473
  • Under $130k
  • $130k–$160k
  • $160k–$190k
  • $190k+
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ZIP codes around Dolton, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Dolton is outlined.

How Dolton compares

The typical home in Dolton, IL is worth about $157,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Dolton are 56% below the typical value in the Chicago metro area ($356,000) and 57% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Dolton rose 4.9%, compared with +5.0% in the Chicago metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,327 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 8% above the Chicago metro area ($2,163) and 20% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 1.3% over the past year.

The median household income is $57,887, against $90,887 in the Chicago metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 20,825 people live in Dolton (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Dolton has the 13th-lowest typical home value of the 326 cities in the Chicago metro area and the 330th-lowest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.

Part of: Cook County, IL · Chicago metro area · Illinois

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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