Top Metro Areas in Illinois

January 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	12,383	▼ 0.3%	$344,000	▲ 0.2%	60 days	6,112
2	St. Louis, MO-IL	5,019	▲ 10.3%	$284,900	▲ 3.6%	68 days	2,480
3	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	768	▲ 2.1%	$210,000	▲ 5%	67 days	304
4	Peoria, IL	547	▲ 2.2%	$159,900	▲ 11.5%	60 days	244
5	Rockford, IL	351	▲ 19.2%	$240,000	▲ 1.9%	57 days	248
6	Champaign-Urbana, IL	320	▲ 34.4%	$247,150	▲ 0.3%	71 days	120
7	Springfield, IL	211	▼ 9.3%	$179,900	▲ 3.7%	53 days	128
8	Ottawa, IL	266	▲ 14.9%	$190,000	▲ 2%	82 days	100
9	Bloomington, IL	169	▲ 22%	$309,900	▲ 6.5%	60 days	108
10	Kankakee, IL	197	▲ 16.6%	$229,000	▼ 3.8%	64 days	76
11	Marion-Herrin, IL	183	▲ 7%	$179,900	▼ 20%	90 days	40
12	Decatur, IL	194	▲ 21.6%	$128,250	▼ 20%	57 days	80
13	Quincy, IL-MO	134	▼ 1.8%	$210,000	▲ 8.4%	80 days	56
14	Carbondale, IL	157	▲ 22.2%	$124,900	▲ 0.5%	99 days	24
15	Sterling, IL	114	▲ 7%	$159,900	▲ 2.7%	85 days	36
16	Danville, IL	102	▼ 6.4%	$114,900	▼ 0.2%	67 days	40
17	Macomb, IL	99	▲ 10%	$99,900	▲ 0.9%	95 days	20
18	Centralia, IL	84	▲ 21.7%	$159,000	▲ 6.1%	88 days	12
19	Freeport, IL	79	▼ 14.6%	$187,450	▲ 34.2%	69 days	40
20	Canton, IL	89	▲ 12.7%	$112,505	▲ 32.4%	86 days	24
21	Galesburg, IL	83	▼ 6.7%	$129,900	▲ 18.2%	84 days	20
22	Rochelle, IL	66	—	$282,430	▲ 13.6%	92 days	24
23	Mount Vernon, IL	66	▲ 13.8%	$227,500	▲ 9.1%	82 days	16
24	Charleston-Mattoon, IL	74	▲ 23.3%	$148,750	▲ 3%	71 days	28
25	Taylorville, IL	66	▲ 32%	$144,300	▼ 0.4%	80 days	20