DuPage County, IL real estate

What the numbers say

DuPage County, IL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in DuPage County listed for $475,000, up 3.0% from a year earlier. That is 46% above the Illinois median of $324,950.

Homes spent a median of 30 days on the market, faster than 32 days a year ago. That makes DuPage County the #2 fastest-selling of 32 Illinois counties we track.

Homeowners in DuPage County pay a median of $8,007 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $391,400, an effective rate of about 2.05%. The Illinois average is 2.01%, which makes DuPage County the #79 lowest-tax of 102 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,688 a month, and $1,729 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $475,000 home here comes to about $3,597 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $154,000 a year (the median household here earns $112,096).