How much do homeowners pay a month in Oak Lawn, IL?

Name: Homeowner costs in Oak Lawn, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Oak Lawn, IL pay a median of $2,000 (±$78) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $876 (±$35).

60.1% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Oak Lawn, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,731 in 2015–2019 to $2,000 in 2020–2024 (+15.5%).

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $2,000 (±$78)
Without a mortgage: $876 (±$35)
Owned with a mortgage: 60.1%

Monthly owner costs in Oak Lawn

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Lawn	Cook County	Illinois	United States
With a mortgage	$2,000 (±$78)	$2,270 (±$10)	$1,987 (±$6)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$876 (±$35)	$910 (±$7)	$792 (±$4)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	60.1% (±3.2 points)	62.4% (±0.4 points)	60.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$6,160 (±$208)	$6,191 (±$30)	$5,298 (±$22)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Oak Lawn, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Cook County ($2,270).

It is not measurably different from Illinois ($1,987).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In Cook County, Oak Lawn ranks 84 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 404 of 2,589.

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

How owner costs in Oak Lawn 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 owner cost with a mortgage	$1,731 (±$53)	$2,000 (±$78)	+15.5%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$5,353 (±$124)	$6,160 (±$208)	+15.1%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$204,000 (±$4,313)	$281,200 (±$9,710)	+37.8%	Up 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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Oak Lawn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Lawn
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Oak Lawn	—	$2,000 (±$78)	—
Chicago Ridge	1.6 mi	$1,660 (±$118)	Lower
Hometown	1.6 mi	$1,445 (±$141)	Lower
Worth Township (Cook County)	1.7 mi	$1,849 (±$41)	Lower
Burbank	2.3 mi	$1,978 (±$94)	Not measurably different
Evergreen Park	2.7 mi	$2,056 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Worth	2.7 mi	$1,670 (±$127)	Lower
Alsip	3.1 mi	$1,674 (±$74)	Lower
Bridgeview	3.3 mi	$1,766 (±$92)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chicago Ridge, IL ($1,660), Hometown, IL ($1,445), Worth Township (Cook County), IL ($1,849).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
78	Leyden Township	$2,080 (±$69)
79	Franklin Park	$2,073 (±$119)
80	Westchester	$2,061 (±$90)
81	Evergreen Park	$2,056 (±$110)
82	Rich Township	$2,044 (±$86)
83	Hillside	$2,015 (±$225)
84	Oak Lawn	$2,000 (±$78)
85	South Holland	$1,990 (±$92)
86	Orland Hills	$1,987 (±$238)
87	Burbank	$1,978 (±$94)
88	Hanover Township (Cook County)	$1,974 (±$46)
89	Justice	$1,967 (±$119)
90	Maywood	$1,964 (±$67)

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 Oak Lawn

What is the average mortgage payment in Oak Lawn?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Oak Lawn, IL is $2,000 (±$78) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Oak Lawn?

Owners without a mortgage in Oak Lawn pay a median of $876 (±$35) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Oak Lawn gone up?

In Oak Lawn, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,731 in 2015–2019 to $2,000 in 2020–2024 (+15.5%).

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

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Oak Lawn village, Illinois (place:54820, in state:17).

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

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

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.