Cities in Illinois where the median home is under $400k and momentum is positive.
Affordability without a declining market is harder than it sounds. These Illinois cities still have median homes under $400k while showing positive momentum.
1Rockford, ILRockford · pop 147,48681Hot$180,220median home$180,220median home 2Volo, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 7,36181Hot$373,056median home$373,056median home 4Wonder Lake, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 5,29680Hot$289,775median home$289,775median home 5Sandwich, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 7,29979Hot$324,218median home$324,218median home 6Winthrop Harbor, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 6,56579Hot$303,590median home$303,590median home 7Loves Park, ILRockford · pop 23,63678Hot$197,573median home$197,573median home 8Plano, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 12,67778Hot$307,844median home$307,844median home 9Troy, ILSt. Louis · pop 11,81078Hot$331,233median home$331,233median home 10Roscoe, ILRockford · pop 10,98178Hot$307,133median home$307,133median home 11South Beloit, ILRockford · pop 7,98378Hot$235,960median home$235,960median home 12Rockton, ILRockford · pop 7,86178Hot$292,934median home$292,934median home 13Gages Lake, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 10,63778Hot$333,194median home$333,194median home 14North Chicago, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 30,63977Rising$214,837median home$214,837median home 15McHenry, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 28,82577Rising$310,373median home$310,373median home 16Zion, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 24,58377Rising$245,793median home$245,793median home 17Genoa, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 5,51477Rising$313,660median home$313,660median home 18Poplar Grove, ILRockford · pop 5,16577Rising$274,199median home$274,199median home 19Champaign, ILChampaign-Urbana · pop 91,96176Rising$235,121median home$235,121median home 20Carbondale, ILCarbondale-Marion · pop 22,22376Rising$141,685median home$141,685median home 21Antioch, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 15,10876Rising$350,969median home$350,969median home 22Chatham, ILSpringfield · pop 14,63976Rising$301,287median home$301,287median home 23Streator, ILOttawa · pop 12,29576Rising$129,614median home$129,614median home 24Manhattan, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 10,77276Rising$394,043median home$394,043median home 25Mahomet, ILChampaign-Urbana · pop 10,61976Rising$346,715median home$346,715median home Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.