Housing · Crete
Crete, IL housing market
The typical Crete home is worth about $304,000, up 3.7% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Crete compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Crete at a glance
Typical home value
$304K
▲ 3.7% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Crete | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $176,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $182,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $188,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $199,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $216,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $246,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $259,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $272,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $288,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $300,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $304,000 | $298,000 |
Next door
Crete and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Affordability
3.8 years of income
The typical Crete home costs about 3.8 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Illinois (3.6).
How Crete ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
77.1%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$5,953
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,174
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1973
Illinois: 1971
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
On the market
Recent listings in Crete
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
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.