Housing · Chatham
Chatham, IL housing market
The typical Chatham home is worth about $309,000, up 6.9% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chatham compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Chatham at a glance
Typical home value
$309K
▲ 6.9% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Chatham | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $192,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $194,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $193,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $202,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $205,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $223,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $245,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $265,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $279,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $301,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $309,000 | $298,000 |
Nearby
Chatham and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | $309K | +6.9% | — | $88,959 |
| Auburn | $177K | +8.4% | — | $81,179 |
| Chatham | — | — | 4 | $106,773 |
| Springfield | — | — | 5 | $66,064 |
| Loami | $210K | +11.3% | — | $73,125 |
Affordability
3.5 years of income
The typical Chatham home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Illinois (3.6).
How Chatham ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
71.7%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$3,881
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,281
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1991
Illinois: 1971
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.