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Explore US City River Grove, IL - Real Estate Market Insights, Demographics, Crime, Trends & Hotspots

River Grove, IL real estate snapshot: Pulse Score pending, cap rate –%, median price $285,000. Below: live market insights, demographics, crime overview, investment hotspots, and nearby areas.

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Market Insights

River Grove's real estate market is currently hot with low inventory and high demand. Home prices have decreased 17.4% in the past month. At the current pace, all available homes in River Grove would sell out in just 1.7 months, indicating a continued supply shortage. Transaction volume is up 75% compared to what's typically expected this time of year. A significant 33.3% of listings experienced price reductions, indicating sellers may be adjusting to market realities. The majority of homes (57.1%) sold above asking price, a clear sign of competitive bidding. Affordability remains a significant challenge in the River Grove market with the affordability index at 223.8. Based on current market indicators, home prices in River Grove are projected to increase by approximately 8.5% over the next month.

Demographics market for - River Grove, IL

Total Population -

11,381

White Race

73%

African American Race

0%

Mexican11% (11% of total population)
Puerto Rican10% (10% of total population)
Cuban0% (0% of total population)
Dominican0%
Salvadoran0% (0% of total population)
Costa Rican0%
Gautemalan1% (1% of total population)
Honduran0%
Nicaraguan2% (2% of total population)
Panamanian0%
Argentinean0% (0% of total population)
Bolivian0%
Chilean0%
Colombian3% (3% of total population)
Ecuadorian0%
Peruvian0% (0% of total population)
Uruguyan0%
Venezuelan0%

Indian0%
Bangladeshi0%
Chinese0%
Bhutanese0%
Burmese0%
Filipino1% (1% of total population)
Hmong0%
Indonesian0%
Japanese0%
Korean0%
Laotian0%
Malaysian0%
Mongolian0%
Nepalese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Thai0%
Vietnamese0%

Hawaiian0%
Samoan0%
Chamorro0%
Fijian0%
Marshallese0%

Crime for City - River Grove, IL

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property1
Larceny/Theft Offenses3

Assault Offenses21

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FAQ about River Grove, IL

PulseReal aggregates median sale price, cap rate, rental yield, and inventory trends for River Grove, IL from active MLS listings and short-term rental performance data. The median price on this page is $285,000. The population figure on this page is 9,957. Browse the live cards above for the current Pulse Score, cap rate, investor-friendly score, and median price.

The Pulse Score combines property value appreciation, rental income potential, market liquidity, demographic trends, and crime/safety signals into a single 0–100 grade. Higher scores indicate stronger investor fundamentals.

Investment quality depends on your goals. Use the cap rate, investor-friendly score, demographic insights, and crime data on this page to evaluate River Grove, IL for buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, or short-term rental strategies.

Our analysis combines public datasets (US Census Bureau, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, HUD, BLS) with proprietary short-term rental performance and active MLS feeds, refreshed on a regular cadence.

Use the “Related analysis” section on this page to jump to the dedicated crime report, school ratings, and state-level short-term rental market analysis for River Grove, IL.

Data sources & further reading

PulseReal’s analysis is built on top of these public, authoritative datasets.

FBI Crime Data Explorer

Official UCR crime statistics by state and agency from the FBI.

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Population, demographics, housing, and income data from the US Census Bureau.

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Encyclopedic overview of the city, history, and notable landmarks.

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Housing affordability, fair-market rents, and market reports from HUD.

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Local unemployment and employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Does a rental pencil out in River Grove, IL?

A median-priced home ($285,000) at the average rent ($984/mo), with 25% down at 7.25%, after property tax, insurance, vacancy, repairs, reserves and management.

-$1,554/mo

Cash flow on a median home

-23.4%

Cash-on-cash return

-0.07

DSCR

$3,595/mo

Rent needed for a 1.25 DSCR

$3,713/yr

Landlord insurance, hazard-adjusted

Run it with your own numbers in the free DSCR calculator, or see how PulseReal calculates.