Elgin, IL 60124 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 12
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Home Value
$510,474
+4.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
12
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
30 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,270/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
30%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$87
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 30% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 69% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+9% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (12/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.1% below their final list price; 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $150k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,529 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,470/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $87 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +13% over the next 12 months (82% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.3% to +13.0% (80% range; middle estimate +6.0%), chance of a rise 82%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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