Lake County, IL Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Lake County, IL is $346,942.37. There were 9,684 home sales in Lake County, IL over the past 12 months. The median residential Lake County, IL home value for transactions over the previous year is $311,145.489. The number of current listings in Lake County, IL is 290, and the percentage of properties for sale is 290.00%. The county has 1,026 foreclosures, 93 bank owned properties, 109 headed for auction, and 290 properties for sale.

Lake County, IL Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Grayslake

$ 296,368

$ 184/sqft

Barrington

$ 508,706

$ 209/sqft

Waukegan

$ 219,900

$ 141/sqft

Highland Park

$ 969,903

$ 242/sqft

Mundelein

$ 319,700

$ 186/sqft

Lake Zurich

$ 339,862

$ 260/sqft

Gurnee

$ 409,937

$ 156/sqft

Deerfield

$ 530,428

$ 279/sqft

Lake Villa

$ 371,093

$ 151/sqft

Libertyville

$ 514,396

$ 238/sqft

Buffalo Grove

$ 280,105

$ 208/sqft

Winthrop Harbor

$ 308,232

$ 162/sqft

Vernon Hills

$ 241,642

$ 187/sqft

Wadsworth

$ 613,461

$ 204/sqft

Antioch

$ 401,327

$ 153/sqft

Round Lake

$ 323,034

$ 130/sqft

Ingleside

$ 316,036

$ 164/sqft

North Chicago

$ 105,000

$ 137/sqft

Lake Forest

$ 900,728

$ 304/sqft

Lake Bluff

$ 846,782

$ 301/sqft

Zion

$ 197,598

$ 106/sqft

Great Lakes

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Wauconda

$ 288,639

$ 188/sqft

Highwood

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$ --

Fox Lake

$ 227,203

$ 169/sqft

Lincolnshire

$ --

$ --

Island Lake

$ 308,719

$ 188/sqft

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Housing Market Summary for Lake County, IL

Apr 2023March 2024Change
Median Listing Price$313.4K$322.9K3.03%
Median Sold Price$326.2K$322.9K-0.99%
Homes For Sale306236-22.88%
Homes Sold6,6284,796-27.64%
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On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.

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Browse Homes in Lake County, IL

Lake County, IL home values range from $22,240 to $15,724,148. Lake Forest is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $785,000, and North Chicago is most affordable with average house prices of around $105,000.

Foreclosure
There are 27 cities within Lake County, IL; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $2,499,000 in Round Lake to the lowest value of $62,992 in Round Lake. Foreclosure homes account for 0.00% of properties in Lake County, IL with Waukegan containing 112 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 0.37% of all residential properties in Lake County, IL with Waukegan containing 94 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 27 cities within Lake County, IL; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $382,168 in Lake Forest to the lowest home value of $62,992 in Round Lake.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Lake County, IL ranges from the highest value of $309,900 in Lake Forest to the lowest value of $128,100 in Gurnee. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.04% of properties in Lake County, IL. There are 27 cities within Lake County, IL; Zion containing 10 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Waukegan has 9 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Lake County, IL. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.05% of all properties in Lake County, IL. There are 27 cities within Lake County, IL; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $308,750 in Lake Bluff to the lowest value of $78,622 in Lake Bluff.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 0.13% of residential properties in Lake County, IL with Grayslake containing 44 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 27 cities within Lake County, IL; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $2,604,955 in Lake Forest to the lowest value of $39,900 in Ingleside.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $1,852,920 in Lincolnshire to the lowest price of $25,772 in Lincolnshire. There are 27 cities within Lake County, IL. Waukegan has 515 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 2.77% of properties in Lake County, IL.

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      Guide for Lake County, IL

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