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Unshakable ZIP Data 60305 | River Forest, IL Housing Market

River Forest · Cook County · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro · Illinois · Data updated June 19, 2026

The median sale price in ZIP 60305, River Forest, Illinois is $669,801 at $306 per square foot. 60 single-family homes sold in the latest period, up 10.6 percent from a year earlier. Homes sit a median of 43 days on market with 1.4 months of supply. Sellers are getting 102.5 percent of list price and 39.7 percent of homes sold above asking.

Balanced market.

Value anchors

MetricValueYear over year
Average single-family value$948,155
Average price per sq ft$433
Median sale price$669,801
Median sale price per sq ft$306
Median home size2,190 sq ft
Median new listing price$743,643+12.8%
National size rank9,240

Sales activity

MetricValueYear over year
Homes sold60+10.6%
Median days on market43 days
Months of supply1.4 months
New listings56-21.4%
Active listings93-12.9%
Pending sales61-5.0%

Pricing power

MetricValueYear over year
Average sale-to-list ratio102.5%+2.7 pts
Share sold above list39.7%-6.6 pts

Bedroom value anchors

Average values by bedroom count. Value anchors for orientation, not appraisals.

1-bedroom
$155,414
2-bedroom
$273,367
3-bedroom
$698,610
4-bedroom
$1,024,913
5-bedroom
$1,367,960

These figures describe the single-family market for River Forest, Illinois ZIP 60305. They are market context, not a substitute for sold comps or a formal appraisal.