Top Metro Areas in Illinois

September 2026 · Source: Realtor.com

Rank	Metro Area	Active Listings	YoY Change	Median Price	Price YoY	Days on Market	New Listings
1	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	15,929	▼ 5.3%	$389,450	▲ 4.6%	36 days	8,962
2	St. Louis, MO-IL	7,154	▲ 16.3%	$285,950	▼ 4.7%	50 days	3,598
3	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	920	▲ 12.3%	$239,900	▲ 6%	42 days	412
4	Peoria, IL	658	▲ 11.9%	$179,300	▼ 0.4%	35 days	468
5	Rockford, IL	450	▲ 10.9%	$268,500	▲ 7.4%	35 days	352
6	Champaign-Urbana, IL	506	▲ 31.1%	$299,950	▲ 10.1%	55 days	212
7	Springfield, IL	322	▲ 26.1%	$212,200	▲ 4.1%	37 days	296
8	Ottawa, IL	355	▲ 19.5%	$226,969	▲ 13.5%	56 days	148
9	Bloomington, IL	205	▼ 1.9%	$289,500	▼ 1.4%	38 days	158
10	Marion-Herrin, IL	237	▲ 20.9%	$236,175	▲ 9.9%	63 days	84
11	Kankakee, IL	190	▼ 11.8%	$266,975	▲ 6.8%	44 days	118
12	Decatur, IL	236	▲ 35%	$149,975	▼ 1.6%	44 days	158
13	Quincy, IL-MO	162	▲ 3.2%	$217,000	▲ 21.2%	48 days	62
14	Carbondale, IL	144	▼ 10.3%	$156,778	▲ 74.4%	56 days	52
15	Danville, IL	150	▲ 26.2%	$127,000	▼ 0.2%	53 days	80
16	Freeport, IL	141	▲ 39.8%	$199,945	▲ 5%	48 days	52
17	Galesburg, IL	122	▲ 9.5%	$151,150	▼ 8.9%	47 days	66
18	Sterling, IL	116	▼ 0.9%	$169,200	▲ 14.2%	52 days	52
19	Rochelle, IL	92	▲ 18.1%	$273,750	▲ 6%	46 days	64
20	Canton, IL	117	▲ 18.2%	$99,900	▼ 16.7%	67 days	50
21	Macomb, IL	112	▲ 14.3%	$116,250	▲ 18.7%	83 days	24
22	Centralia, IL	92	▼ 7.5%	$154,900	▼ 3%	65 days	40
23	Pontiac, IL	84	▲ 31.5%	$188,700	▲ 1.7%	53 days	42
24	Taylorville, IL	77	▲ 0.7%	$148,700	▼ 2.3%	56 days	40
25	Mount Vernon, IL	86	▲ 20.3%	$218,500	▲ 9.4%	71 days	34