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Crest Hill, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Crest Hill is a Census city of 20,628 people across 8.98 square miles of land, in Will County. Median household income is $73,033, 67.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crest Hill
What Crest Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.98 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,298
- County holding the largest share of its areaWill County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crest Hill
How many people live in Crest Hill
- Population20,628
- Median age39.1
- Population under 183,581
- Share under 1817.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,803
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households8,153
- Family households4,277
- Share of households that are families52.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crest Hill
Income and work in Crest Hill
- Median household income$73,033
- Per capita income$35,379
- Civilian labor force10,154
- Employed9,596
- Unemployed558 plus or minus 177
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over15,074
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crest Hill
Housing in Crest Hill
- Housing units8,280
- Occupied units8,153
- Vacant units127 plus or minus 121
- Vacancy rate1.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied5,488
- Renter occupied2,665
- Ownership rate67.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$232,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,481
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units5,872
- Share single family70.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,355
- Share in buildings of two or more28.4 percent
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 77
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crest Hill
How Crest Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,672
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,712 plus or minus 374
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,365
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.8 percent
- Drove alone78.9 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crest Hill
SBA loans in Crest Hill (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$11,743,300
- Average approval$733,956
- Median approval$411,750
- Largest approval$2,500,000
- Jobs supported94
- Jobs per approval5.9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more31.3 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crest Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crest Hill
SBA loans in Crest Hill (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,914,000
- Average approval$546,000
- Median approval$344,000
- Largest approval$1,369,000
- Jobs supported47
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crest Hill, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crest Hill
Flood risk in Crest Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Crest Hill
- NFIP community number170699
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/15/19
The City of Crest Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170699 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Will County, not Crest Hill
Will County context, not Crest Hill figures
- Establishments in Will County17,085
- Covered employment, Will County263,673
- Average annual pay, Will County$60,570
- Housing units permitted, Will County2,002
Every figure in this section is published for Will County as a whole and is not a measurement of Crest Hill.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Crest Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crest Hill, Illinois?
20,628, in 8,153 households. Crest Hill city covers 8.98 square miles of land, which is 2,298 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crest Hill in?
Will County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Crest Hill?
$73,033. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,900. Median gross rent is $1,481 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Crest Hill businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $11.7 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $411,750, plus 9 504 approvals worth $4.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crest Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Crest Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Crest Hill. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Crest Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Crest Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Crest Hill, city of, community 170699, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Crest Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Will County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Crest Hill.
Is zoning published for Crest Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.