Ogle County, IL real estate

What the numbers say

Ogle County, IL real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Ogle County listed for $273,750, up 6.0% from a year earlier. That is 16% below the Illinois median of $324,950.

Homes spent a median of 46 days on the market, faster than 48 days a year ago. That makes Ogle County the #21 fastest-selling of 32 Illinois counties we track.

Homeowners in Ogle County pay a median of $3,889 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $189,200, an effective rate of about 2.06%. The Illinois average is 2.01%, which makes Ogle County the #80 lowest-tax of 102 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $936 a month, and $985 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 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 $274,000 home here comes to about $2,075 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $89,000 a year (the median household here earns $82,132).