DeKalb County, IL Housing

The housing market in DeKalb, IL County is performing better than the nation as a whole. The median house value in the county is $225,800, which is significantly lower than the US median of $338,100. Despite this difference, the 1 year house appreciation rate for DeKalb, IL County is 10.55%, which is much higher than the national rate of 8.27%. This suggests that home values are increasing at a faster pace in DeKalb than across the country overall and that now may be a good time to invest in real estate there.

The median home cost in DeKalb County is $225,800. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 62.4%. Home Appreciation in DeKalb County is up 12.9%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of DeKalb County real estate is 41 years old

The Rental Market in DeKalb County

- Renters make up 36.8% of the DeKalb County population
- 1.2% of houses and apartments in DeKalb County, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

Housing by Year Built

Housing	DeKalb, Illinois	United States
	41,289.0	139,647,020.0
	43	42
	$225,800	$338,100
	12.9%	16.6%
	35.2%	57.0%
	62.4%	101.1%
	$28.33	$10.98
	$5,400	$2,690
	54.5%	57.4%
	5.7%	11.2%
	39.8%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	1.2%	1.9%
	0.4%	0.4%
	0.3%	0.7%
	0.0%	0.4%
	0.7%	3.6%
	3.0%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	1.4%	2.6%
	1.7%	2.4%
	0.9%	2.8%
	1.4%	3.9%
	2.7%	4.5%
	18.9%	11.3%
	27.5%	13.0%
	30.4%	20.1%
	9.8%	13.6%
	2.9%	8.3%
	1.6%	9.7%
	0.4%	3.9%
	0.2%	2.2%
	0.0%	0.8%
	0.2%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.1%	0.2%
	20.2%	13.6%
	20.2%	13.6%
	16.1%	13.6%
	7.8%	13.2%
	17.0%	14.8%
	16.1%	13.6%
	6.7%	10.0%
	2.9%	4.7%
	16.4%	12.2%

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