Housing in Dayton

A typical Dayton home is worth roughly $318,000

Home prices around Dayton have risen about 50% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$318K

▲ 7.8% in a year · IL $298K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,130

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$5,637

IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Dayton?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Prices climbing fastUp 7.8% in a year.Newer homesThe typical home was built around 1999.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 50% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Dayton rose 50% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Illinois. Last year prices rose 7.8%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Dayton home at roughly $318,000 today.

Dayton areaIllinois

+7.8%

past year

+50%

past 5 years

+72%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $318K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Dayton, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

The homes

80% of Dayton households own their home

Half of Dayton’s homes were built before 1999.

Owners and renters

Own 80%Rent 20%

Illinois: 67% own.

1999

typical home built · IL 1971

$5,637

median property tax bill · IL $5,298

2.21%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · IL 2.01%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 4.2 years of income

More than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$250,000

Typical Dayton home $318K

That’s $68K short of a typical Dayton home.

The typical home, each month

$2,250

Loan $1,580Tax $590Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130 a month here, $1,120 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Rutland$226K Ottawa$140K Serena$340K Wallace$250K Ottawa$216K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Dayton’s typical property tax (2.21% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130

Renters already here pay a median of $1,024, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$810

1 bedroom$860

2 bedrooms$1,130

3 bedrooms$1,510

4 bedrooms$1,780

20%

of households rent · IL 33%

148

renter households

83%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IL 48%

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,024

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (La Salle County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Dayton vs. its neighbors

Dayton is the 2nd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Serena$340K Dayton$318K Wallace$250K Rutland$226K Ottawa$216K Ottawa$140K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Dayton	$318K*	+7.8%†	$1,130	—	$76,042
Rutland	$226K*	+6.8%†	$1,180	—	$91,406
Ottawa	$140K*	+7.8%†	$1,130	—	$70,008
Serena	$340K	+7.1%	$1,290	—	$104,236
Wallace	$250K*	+7.8%†	$1,130	—	$102,917
Freedom	—	+6.9%†	$1,270	—	$121,042
Ottawa	$216K	+5.7%	$1,130	9	$71,413

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.