281 E 1st St, Elmhurst, IL 60126 Property Records

DuPage County property record for 281 E 1st St, Elmhurst, IL 60126 · Last verified August 2026

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	1,430 sqft · built 1977
Lot Size	0.1 acres (4,356 sqft)
Owner	Individual Name on File
Tax Bill	$1,600 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`06-01-123-039`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`06-01-123-039`

Interior

Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	1,430 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,145 sqft
1st Floor Area	715 sqft
2nd Floor Area	715 sqft
Basement Area	715 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1977
Effective Year Built	Effective 1977
Exterior Material	Brick
Construction Type	Brick
Lot Area	4,356 sqft (0.1 acres)
Lot Dimensions	10.5 ft deep x 3.7 ft wide

Location & Zoning

Street Address	281 E 1ST ST
City	ELMHURST
State	IL
Zip	60126-2902
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	TALCOTTS ADD /EX ST/ /EX E 138.6FT/ /EX ST/ /EX E 138.6FT/ /EX ST/ /EX E 138.6FT/ /EX N 301FT/ & /EX W 140.02FT/
Legal Subdivision	TALCOTTS ADD
Legal Block	6
Legal Lot Number	20
Jurisdiction	DU PAGE IL
Township / Civil Division	YORK
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2003
Census Tract	842900

Owner

Source: DuPage County records · APN 06-01-123-039

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

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Mailing Address	281 E 1ST ST, ELMHURST, IL 60126-2902
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
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	York Township
Municipality	Elmhurst City
Unified School District	Elmhurst School District 205 (PK - 12)

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	$1,600.00 (-3.96%) Veteran's exemption	$101,699 (+7.86%) Land $26,618 Building $75,081	$305,097 (+7.86%) Land $79,854 Building $225,243
2024	$1,666.00 (-15.86%)	$94,288 (+12.49%) Land $24,678 Building $69,610	$282,864 (+12.49%) Land $74,034 Building $208,830
2022	$1,980.00 Homeowner's exemption Senior Citizen's exemption	$83,820 Land $21,940 Building $61,880	$251,460 Land $65,820 Building $185,640

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 170438429002, 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 5 individual NFIP policies nearby
Nearby Flood Policies	5 in force 4 of 5 on primary residences
Nearby Flood Claims	6 (2013–2020)
Claims Outside the SFHA	6 of 6
Most Recent Claim	May 2020, other causes
Flood Events	Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding (Apr 2013), 2 claims

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.