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Chester, Illinois. Population for Chester from the last gathering is 5185. You can view Chester venues that host many Chester IL events every year.

You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the Chester page on Zillow. Currently Chester has an average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $93,477. More real estate facts about Chester: The number of properties currently for sale in Chester is 103. The median homes for sale listing price is $79,900. This is broken down with the number of three bedroom houses in Chester consisting of 43 with an average listing price for these house of $96,517. Out of the 21 houses that are four bedroom the average listing price for Chester is $120,488. Interest rates for Chester are at historic lows as well.

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