1561 S Prospect St, Wheaton, IL 60189 Property Records

DuPage County property record for 1561 S Prospect St, Wheaton, IL 60189 · Last verified August 2026

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	3 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,466 sqft · built 1974
Lot Size	0.04 acres (1,742 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Last Sale	$115,000 (Jan 1994)
Tax Bill	$7,084 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`05-22-312-013`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`05-22-312-013`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	1.5 Baths
Half Baths	1 Half Bath
Total Rooms	6 Rooms
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	1,466 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,436 sqft
Basement Area	716 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1974
Effective Year Built	Effective 1974
Architectural Style	Townhouse
Exterior Material	Brick
Construction Type	Frame
Roof Type	Gable
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	1,742 sqft (0.04 acres)
Garage Type	Attached
Garage Area	254 sqft
Parking Spaces	1 Parking Space
Porch	Open Porch
Porch Area	28 sqft

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	Central
Heating System	Central

Location & Zoning

Street Address	1561 S PROSPECT ST
City	WHEATON
State	IL
Zip	60189-7749
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	BRIARCLIFFE LAKESIDE UNIT #1 UNIT #1 AREA #34 LOT #3
Legal Subdivision	BRIARCLIFFE LAKESIDE
Legal Lot Number	3
Legal Unit	1
Jurisdiction	DU PAGE IL
Township / Civil Division	MILTON
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1004
Census Tract	842704

Owner

Source: DuPage County records · APN 05-22-312-013

Assessment roll updated August 17, 2026 · Last verified August 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	350 RIDGEWOOD AVE, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137-4916
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Jan 27, 1994 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Jan 27, 1994 · Amount on Record
Deed Document Number	199425387
Last Transfer Date	Mar 23, 2015
Transfer Doc	0000030987
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: DuPage County records · Assessment roll updated August 17, 2026 · Last verified August 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Illinois
County	DuPage County
County Subdivision	Milton Township
Municipality	Wheaton City
Secondary School District	Glenbard Township High School District 87 (09 - 12)
Elementary School District	Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 (PK - 08)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$7,084.00 (+18.34%)	$98,071 (+29.01%) Land $20,102 Building $77,969	$294,213 (+29.01%) Land $60,306 Building $233,907
2022	$5,986.00	$76,020 Land $16,120 Building $59,900	$228,060 Land $48,360 Building $179,700

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, DuPage County (17043C), updated September 1, 2025 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 170438427041, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X
Special Flood Hazard Area	No
Flood Hazard	Minimal
500-Year Floodplain	No
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 2 individual NFIP policies nearby
Community Rating System	Class 7 (15% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	2 in force 1 of 2 on primary residences
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (1997)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 1
Most Recent Claim	Aug 1997, river or lake flooding

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land in reach
Wildfire Likelihood	Negligible
Exposure	None beyond ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.