What is the median home value in Burnham, IL?

Name: Home values in Burnham, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Burnham, IL is $161,300 (±$25,918), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Burnham, the median home value went from $96,400 in 2015–2019 to $161,300 in 2020–2024 (+67.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $161,300 (±$25,918)
Owner-occupied homes: 840 (±220)
Most common range: $200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Burnham

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Burnham	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Less than $50,000	6.8% (±4.6 points)	3.6%	5.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	15.0% (±7.1 points)	3.1%	8.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	20.7% (±9.4 points)	5.8%	9.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	18.5% (±8.3 points)	9.3%	11.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	32.1% (±21.8 points)	23.2%	22.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	4.2% (±3.0 points)	33.3%	27.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	2.7% (±2.7 points)	16.9%	12.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±4.4 points)	4.9%	2.7%	7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 32.1% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Burnham against Cook County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burnham	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Median home value	$161,300 (±$25,918)	$324,500 (±$1,460)	$263,300 (±$797)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	840 (±220)	1,212,570 (±7,287)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142

In Burnham, the median home value is lower than in Cook County ($324,500).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($263,300).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Cook County, Burnham ranks 130 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 1095 of 2,652.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Burnham have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$96,400 (±$8,655)	$161,300 (±$25,918)	+67.3%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,315 (±$121)	$1,547 (±$725)	+17.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$3,348 (±$184)	$4,189 (±$1,281)	+25.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Burnham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burnham
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Burnham	—	$161,300 (±$25,918)	—
Dolton	2.8 mi	$151,300 (±$8,742)	Not measurably different
Hammond	3.0 mi	$159,900 (±$3,839)	Not measurably different
Calumet City	3.0 mi	$145,200 (±$7,926)	Not measurably different
Thornton Township	3.9 mi	$156,800 (±$3,551)	Not measurably different
Whiting	3.9 mi	$198,900 (±$30,441)	Not measurably different
South Holland	4.1 mi	$217,200 (±$6,843)	Higher
North Township (Lake County)	4.4 mi	$191,800 (±$6,967)	Higher
Riverdale	4.7 mi	$113,800 (±$14,316)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Riverdale, IL ($113,800).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Holland, IL ($217,200), North Township (Lake County), IN ($191,800).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
124	Bloom Township	$180,300 (±$7,677)
125	Blue Island	$178,700 (±$13,106)
126	Lansing	$177,000 (±$10,598)
127 (tie)	Hometown	$173,400 (±$14,195)
127 (tie)	Merrionette Park	$173,400 (±$42,160)
129	Posen	$172,900 (±$13,690)
130	Burnham	$161,300 (±$25,918)
131	Chicago Heights	$161,000 (±$8,073)
132	East Hazel Crest	$158,300 (±$45,859)
133	Thornton Township	$156,800 (±$3,551)
134	Steger	$156,700 (±$12,171)
135	Thornton	$155,100 (±$9,800)
136	Dolton	$151,300 (±$8,742)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Burnham

What is the average home value in Burnham, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $161,300 (±$25,918) for owner-occupied homes in Burnham (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Burnham gone up?

In Burnham, the median home value went from $96,400 in 2015–2019 to $161,300 in 2020–2024 (+67.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Burnham sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Burnham village, Illinois (place:09798, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.