Chicago’s Kenilworth neighborhood, 15 miles north of downtown, leads the metropolitan area’s most expensive zip codes. Glencoe and Winnetka were also among the top five in a list that Stacker compiled using data compiled from Zillow.
1. 60043, Kenilworth
Kenilworth had the highest median home value, of $1.495 million. Property prices in the area rose 7.9 percent in the past 12 months and are up 13 percent in the past five years.
2. 60022, Glencoe
Glencoe, a village in northeastern Cook County, had a median home value of $1.169 million. Prices rose 8.8 percent in the past year and 12.6 percent from five years ago.
3. 60093, Winnetka
Winnetka, 16 miles north of downtown, had a median home value of $1.166 million, up 6.3 percent in the past year and 10.6 percent over five years.
4. 60521, Hinsdale
One of the three zip codes in Hinsdale, a western suburb, had a median home value of $907,970. Prices are up 4.1 percent from last year and 1 percent from 2016.
5. 60029, Golf
The median home price in the village of Golf, 17 miles north of downtown with about 160 households, stands at $904,190. That’s up 13.9 percent over the past year and 12.2 percent from 2016.
[Stacker] – Connie Kim