Maywood

Maywood sits directly west of Oak Park and River Forest, separated from two of the most expensive suburbs in the county by one street in places. It has a Metra Union Pacific West stop and the Eisenhower along its southern edge.

Loyola University Medical Center sits immediately west in Maywood's orbit and is one of the largest employers on the west side of the county, which supports a steady share of the rental base.

The county numbers: the median two unit sale ran at $225,000 over the twelve months ending May 2026, across 21 arms length sales, with the middle half between $175,000 and $409,000. On three year medians the figure ran $190,000 for 2019 through 2021 and $270,000 for 2023 through 2025. That is one of the steepest gains of any suburb I cover, measured against the 2019 to 2021 window.

Now the part that needs saying. The three year median ran $250,000 in 2023, $249,000 in 2024 and $270,000 in 2025, on 51 sales in the last three years. A one year dip on that sample is not a trend, but the sample is thin enough that I would want to see 2026 before reading much into any single year.

What I would tell an investor: the proximity to Oak Park is real and the discount is enormous. The risk is that the discount reflects things that do not change quickly. Buy the specific block, verify condition, and do not underwrite another run like the last one.