Housing in Illinois

Home prices, rents, supply and how affordable it is to live here.

Topics

Dive into each indicator for Illinois.

$267,000
Median home value
$1,240
Median monthly rent
2023
66.7%
Homeownership rate
5.5 M
Total housing units
9.1%
Vacancy rate
≈ 22,000
Building permits
2023
2.07%
Effective property tax
2nd highest in the U.S.
63%
Homes built pre-1980

Historical data

Long-run evolution of the key indicators, so you can see the trend — not just today's snapshot.

Median home value

19902024
$267,000 230%

Nominal median value of owner-occupied homes.

Homeownership rate

19902023
66.7% 4%

Share of occupied housing units owned by the resident.

Data table

Median home value$267,000
Median monthly rent$1,2402023
Homeownership rate66.7%
Total housing units5.5 M
Vacancy rate9.1%
Building permits≈ 22,0002023
Effective property tax2.07%2nd highest in the U.S.
Homes built pre-198063%

Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of Illinois vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

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The national ranking against every other state will appear here as more states are published.