Home values, rents and more in Elmhurst, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Elmhurst compares
The typical home in Elmhurst, IL is worth about $635,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Elmhurst are 1.8 times the typical value in the Chicago metro area ($356,000) and 1.7 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Elmhurst rose 8.8%, compared with +5.0% in the Chicago metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,453 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 13% above the Chicago metro area ($2,163) and 27% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.9% over the past year.
The median household income is $149,644, against $90,887 in the Chicago metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 45,671 people live in Elmhurst (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Elmhurst has the 38th-highest typical home value of the 326 cities in the Chicago metro area and the 37th-highest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: DuPage 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.