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State housing market

Illinois housing market

The latest Illinois home prices, inventory, and days-on-market — with month-over-month and year-over-year trends and how it stacks up nationally. The typical Illinois home is 20.6% lower than the U.S. typical value of $370K.

Data as of May 2026.

Latest market snapshot

Home value

$294K

May 2026

Sale price

$338K

May 2026

Days on market

43 days

May 2026

Inventory

33,168

May 2026

Months supply

3

May 2026

Homes sold

12,727

May 2026

Sale-to-list

100.4%

May 2026

What the numbers say

  • ·Typical home value (ZHVI) is $294,136 — +0.1% month over month, +4.9% year over year.
  • ·Median sale price is $337,900 — +1.5% month over month, +5.9% year over year.
  • ·Median days on market is 43 days — -6.5% month over month, 0.0% year over year.
  • ·Homes for sale is 33,168 — +3.7% month over month, -2.2% year over year.

13-month trends

Typical home value (ZHVI)May 2025May 2026
Illinois Typical home value (ZHVI) — trailing 13 months$294K
Median sale priceMay 2025May 2026
Illinois Median sale price — trailing 13 months$338K
Median days on marketMay 2025May 2026
Illinois Median days on market — trailing 13 months43 days
Homes for saleMay 2025May 2026
Illinois Homes for sale — trailing 13 months33,168

Metro areas in Illinois

Metro areaTypical home value
Chicago, IL$354K
Peoria, IL$173K
Davenport, IA$195K
Rockford, IL$221K
Champaign, IL$237K
Springfield, IL$200K
Bloomington, IL$260K
Ottawa, IL

Sources & methodology

Every figure on this page is drawn from authoritative public housing and mortgage data, refreshed monthly. Home values shown as ZHVI are a smoothed typical-value index, not raw sale prices. We cite openly so you can verify.