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Romeoville, IL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Romeoville, IL Housing Market Trends

With 40,117 people, 12,202 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $332,786, Romeoville real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Romeoville, accounting for 70.69% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Romeoville include row houses and other attached homes ( 18.36%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.60%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.36%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Romeoville. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 82.16% of Romeoville's homes, and 71.93% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Romeoville homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 45.04% of Romeoville's housing was built since 2000, making the village have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Romeoville real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 33.72%), and between 1940-1969 ( 19.95%). There's also some housing in Romeoville built before 1939 ( 1.29%).

Romeoville Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Romeoville have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 109.24%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Romeoville house appreciation rate of 7.66%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Romeoville's appreciation rate, at 7.45%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Romeoville's appreciation rate has been 2.79%, which annualizes to a rate of 11.63%.

Relative to Illinois, our data show that Romeoville's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Illinois.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the village. Individual neighborhoods within Romeoville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Romeoville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Romeoville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$332,786

Romeoville, IL Home Prices
> $1,371,000
$1,028,001 - $1,371,000
$685,001 - $1,028,000
$549,001 - $685,000
$411,001 - $549,000
$274,001 - $411,000
$137,001 - $274,000
$69,001 - $137,000
$0 - $69,000
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
0.4%
2.2%
2.2%
15.4%
15.4%
53.0%
53.0%
24.9%
24.9%
1.2%
1.2%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Illinois

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

12,202

Romeoville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,141 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
82.2%
82.2%
17.8%
17.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.4%
4.4%
95.6%
95.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
45.0%
45.0%
33.7%
33.7%
20.0%
20.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
70.7%
70.7%
18.4%
18.4%
2.4%
2.4%
8.6%
8.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.5%
0.5%
3.6%
3.6%
20.8%
20.8%
49.3%
49.3%
22.6%
22.6%
3.2%
3.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes