ZIP 60097 · Wonder Lake, Illinois

Population

11,983 people call ZIP 60097 home.

11,983

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 26% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$1,417

a month. Illinois's median is $1,274.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$948–$1,422

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,417 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 84% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.1% to the 4,667 homes here.

6

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 13% less than Illinois's.

$229,700

median home value in ZIP 60097.

• $229,700 ZIP 60097
• $263,300 Illinois
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year