The 'Home Alone' house is on the market — without the booby traps — for $5.25 million (2024)

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House from 'Home Alone' hits the market for $5.25 million

With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the Georgian-style property, built in 1921, has plenty of space to accommodate hijinks like those from the iconic 1990 film.

In the middle of 2022, a similar house would cost about $2.4 million, based on the Zillow estimate for the “Home Alone” house. A home of that value would be affordable to a household with income of $730,000, which would be in the top 1 percent of Chicago-area households, the economists said.

The Home Alone House Hits the Market

Prior to the 2024 sale, the home had last changed hands in 2012 for a reported $1.585 million. Located at 671 Lincoln Ave, in Winnetka, Illinois, the 9,126 square foot home boasts five bedrooms and six full bathrooms.

“We needed to cast a house that would be fun for a kid to be left home alone.” Columbus snapped a few shots of the dwelling's exterior and sent them to Hughes, who called it “perfect," and added, "this is exactly how I imagined the house.”

It'll cost $25—quite a bargain for any overnight stay, but especially for an estate with an estimated value of more than $2 million, according to Zillow. It's located at 671 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, Illinois, a very wealthy village just north of Chicago.

The McCallister Mansion

Back in 1990, this six-bedroom haven nestled in Winnetka commanded a price tag of $620,000, requiring an annual income of $175,000 to sustain. Fast-forward to today, and the same property skyrockets to a jaw-dropping $2.3 million — over 400% of its original cost.

Lack of Royalties

The absence of royalties means that Culkin does not benefit financially from the continued success of the "Home Alone" franchise, despite its enduring popularity.

According to economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago who worked with the Times, in 1990 (the year the film was released), the McCallister family home could have only been afforded by the top 1% of Chicago households, with an income of about $305,000 (or $665,000 in 2022).

Macaulay was paid $100,000 (around £50k GBP back in 1990) for his role as Kevin in Home Alone. By the time the second film came to fruition, he received a hefty pay rise of around $4.5 million (£3.5 million).

“It was far too small to get the crew in the door," Columbus once explained. Instead, many of the interiors of Kevin's home were shot at New Trier Township High School, an abandoned school in town. The filmmakers built a two-story set inside the gym. The film crew also shot scenes just outside the house.

What did Kevin McCallister's dad do for a living? ›

So what did Kevin's parents do for a living? It's likely the mom was a fashion designer considering the amount of mannequins in the home. As for the dad, he was likely a regular businessman.

As the home is currently occupied and not available for sale or rent, the only way to get inside is if you know the owners. However, back in 2021, Airbnb offered fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stay at the real-life McCallister home.

The home used in the first sequel of "Home Alone" is listed for $6.7 million and is quite large, and not just NYC standards.

Monthly rent for the home? A whopping $14,892. Good luck buying this piece of land, you filthy animals!

If you purchased the Home Alone house for $2 million and made a 20% down payment, you'd be putting down $400,000 and would need to mortgage the remaining $1.6 million. The estimated monthly payments for a home like this are around $12,837.

The famous house, located north of Chicago in Winnetka, Ill., hit the market on Friday for the first time in 12 years, and it could be yours for US$5.25 million (about C$7.16 million). With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the 9,126-sq.