Illinois Housing Market

$294,136

4.9% 1-yr

The average Illinois home value is $294,136, up 4.9% over the past year, and homes go to pending in around 8 days. (Updated on 5/31/2026)

What is the Zillow Home Values Index?

Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), built from the ground up by measuring monthly changes in property level Zestimates, captures both the level and home values across a wide variety of geographies and housing types.

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Illinois Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $294,136

1-Year Value Change: +4.9%

(Data through May 31, 2026)

Illinois Housing Market Overview

1-Year Market Forecast: --

For Sale Inventory: 29,849 (May 31, 2026)

New Listings: 13,637 (May 31, 2026)

Median Sale to List Ratio: 0.996 (April 30, 2026)

Median Sale Price: $277,500 (April 30, 2026)

Median List Price: $301,633 (May 31, 2026)

Percent of Sales Over List Price: 37.2% (April 30, 2026)

Percent of Sales Under List Price: 49.0% (April 30, 2026)

Median Days to Pending: 8 (May 31, 2026)

(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)

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Zillow's metrics provide valuable market data by tracking market changes in different locations and housing types.

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Illinois Rental Market Trends

Average Rent: --

National Average Rent: $1,951 (May 31, 2026)

Month-Over-Month Change: --

Year-Over-Year Change: --

How does this data help me?
The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.