Housing · Kankakee
Kankakee, IL housing market
The typical Kankakee home is worth about $155,000, up 4% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Kankakee compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Kankakee at a glance
Typical home value
$155K
▲ 4% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Kankakee | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $76,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $82,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $91,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $97,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $111,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $117,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $125,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $135,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $149,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $152,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $155,000 | $298,000 |
Next door
Kankakee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee | $155K | +4% | — | $50,768 |
| Bourbonnais | $302K | +5.5% | — | $76,228 |
| Limestone | $240K | +7.1% | — | $112,258 |
| Kankakee | — | — | 64 | $47,514 |
| Bradley | $187K | +3.9% | 69 | $67,420 |
Affordability
3.1 years of income
The typical Kankakee home costs about 3.1 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
51.7%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$3,198
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,031
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1957
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.