Home prices
The median home cost in Rockdale is $132,600. This is about $30,900 (18%) lower compared to its nearby areas.It is about $84,900 (39%) lower in comparison to the entire country, and compared to the city of Chicago is roughly $125,400 (48%) lower.
Rents
Rockdale's median monthly rent is $975. This is about $182 (15%) lower in comparison to other places in this area.Compared to the US as a whole it is about $87 (8%) lower, and is about $137 (12%) lower in comparison to the city of Chicago.
Nearby places
Joliet
Joliet is Rockdale's neighbor to the northwest. Its real estate prices are a little more expensive. Joliet's median home cost is $181,100, which is $48,500 (26%) higher than Rockdale. The rent there is somewhat more expensive. In Joliet the median monthly rent is $1,033, which is $58 (5%) higher than Rockdale.
Preston Heights
Preston Heights is about 2 miles east from Rockdale. The housing prices there are significantly less expensive. The price of the median home in Preston Heights is $99,900, which is $32,700 (32%) lower than Rockdale. The rent there is pretty similar. In Preston Heights the median rent is $988 per month, which works out to $13 (1%) higher than Rockdale.
Ingalls Park
Ingalls Park is roughly 3 miles east of Rockdale. Its housing prices are somewhat less expensive. The median home cost in Ingalls Park is $104,700, which comes out to $27,900 (26%) lower than Rockdale. Rents there are fairly similar. In Ingalls Park the median rent is $942 a month, which works out to $33 (3%) lower than Rockdale.
Shorewood
Shorewood is about 4 miles west of Rockdale. Its housing prices are substantially more expensive. The median home cost in Shorewood is $262,600, which works out to $130,000 (49%) higher than Rockdale. Rent there is substantially more expensive. In Shorewood the median rent is $1,685 a month, which is $710 (42%) higher than Rockdale.
Crest Hill
Crest Hill is about 4 miles north of Rockdale. The housing prices there are a little more expensive. The median home value in Crest Hill is $169,200, which works out to $36,600 (21%) higher than Rockdale. Rents there are somewhat more expensive. In Crest Hill the median monthly rent is $1,136, which works out to $161 (14%) higher than Rockdale.
