Dekalb County, IL Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Dekalb County, IL is $303,759. There were 1,078 home sales in Dekalb County, IL over the past 12 months. The median residential Dekalb County, IL home value for transactions over the previous year is $276,000. The number of current listings in Dekalb County, IL is 855, and the percentage of properties for sale is 855.00%. The county has 115 foreclosures, 3 bank owned properties, 27 headed for auction, and 855 properties for sale.
Dekalb County, IL Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | $ 261,552 $ 178/sqft | Waterman | $ 321,995 $ 188/sqft |
| Sycamore | $ 320,188 $ 230/sqft | Kirkland | $ 272,695 $ 123/sqft |
| Sandwich | $ 384,921 $ 236/sqft | Kingston | $ 338,716 $ 170/sqft |
| Genoa | $ 287,426 $ 195/sqft | Malta | $ 306,244 $ 198/sqft |
| Somonauk | $ 331,081 $ 223/sqft | Shabbona | $ 242,910 $ 130/sqft |
| Cortland | $ 303,229 $ 262/sqft | Esmond | $ 358,463 $ -- |
| Hinckley | $ 332,509 $ 198/sqft | Clare | $ 547,097 $ 275/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Dekalb County, IL
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $294.9K | $302.5K | 2.56% |
| Median Sold Price | $281.5K | $295.1K | 4.84% |
| Homes For Sale | 662 | 845 | 27.64% |
| Homes Sold | 606 | 424 | -30.03% |
Price Per Square Foot
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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Dekalb County, IL home values range from $51,441 to $1,230,179. Clare is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $700,000, and Shabbona is most affordable with average house prices of around $224,950.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 5.66% of all residential properties in Dekalb County, IL with Dekalb containing 31 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 14 cities within Dekalb County, IL; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $494,532 in Somonauk to the lowest home value of $161,548 in Dekalb.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Dekalb County, IL ranges from the highest value of $215,000 in Sycamore to the lowest value of $116,498 in Dekalb. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.20% of properties in Dekalb County, IL. There are 14 cities within Dekalb County, IL; Genoa containing 1 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsSycamore has 7 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Dekalb County, IL. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 1.80% of all properties in Dekalb County, IL. There are 14 cities within Dekalb County, IL; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $428,122 in Cortland to the lowest value of $161,862 in Cortland.
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