Housing · Cortland
Cortland, IL housing market
The typical Cortland home is worth about $300,000, up 6.1% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cortland compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Cortland at a glance
Typical home value
$300K
▲ 6.1% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Cortland | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $151,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $162,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $167,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $171,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $184,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $210,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $224,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $253,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $272,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $292,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $300,000 | $298,000 |
Nearby
Cortland and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Affordability
3 years of income
The typical Cortland home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
How Cortland ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
83.9%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$6,953
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,444
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1994
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.