Housing · Geneseo
Geneseo, IL housing market
The typical Geneseo home is worth about $250,000, up 8.4% in a year, 16% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Geneseo compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Geneseo at a glance
Typical home value
$250K
▲ 8.4% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Geneseo | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $166,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $169,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $172,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $180,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $189,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $200,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $212,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $216,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $223,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $240,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $250,000 | $298,000 |
Nearby
Geneseo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneseo | $250K | +8.4% | — | $72,744 |
| Atkinson | $191K | +12.6% | — | $57,500 |
Affordability
3.4 years of income
The typical Geneseo home costs about 3.4 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Illinois (3.6).
How Geneseo ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
78.4%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$3,856
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,015
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1968
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.