Lancaster, IL housing market
Home prices around Lancaster have risen about 65% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lancaster compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 65% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Lancaster rose 65% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 11%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Lancaster home at roughly $280,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +11% | +81% | +96% |
| 2024 | +16% | +63% | +85% |
| 2023 | +5.5% | +40% | +73% |
| 2022 | +13% | +33% | +61% |
| 2021 | +7% | +18% | +44% |
| 2020 | +7.7% | +10% | +33% |
| 2019 | +2.5% | +2.2% | +32% |
| 2018 | +1.4% | −0.2% | +28% |
| 2017 | +0.6% | −1.5% | +25% |
| 2016 | +0.8% | −2.1% | +22% |
| 2015 | −2.2% | −2.9% | +19% |
| 2014 | −2.7% | −0.7% | +15% |
| 2013 | −0.2% | +2% | +11% |
| 2012 | −2.3% | +2.2% | +11% |
| 2011 | −3.2% | +4.6% | +14% |
| 2010 | −3.3% | +8% | +21% |
| 2009 | −2.6% | +12% | +29% |
| 2008 | −0.6% | +15% | +40% |
| 2007 | +2.3% | +15% | +45% |
| 2006 | +2.4% | +13% | +43% |
| 2005 | +3.7% | +10% | +35% |
| 2004 | +2.4% | +6.1% | +24% |
| 2003 | +0.7% | +3.6% | +15% |
| 2002 | +0.1% | +2.9% | +11% |
| 2001 | +2.8% | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 61032, 61067, 61018, covering 83% of Lancaster’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
Lancaster and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | — | +11.5%† | $920 | — | $91,250 |
| Freeport | — | +11.5%† | $920 | 0 | $51,723 |
| Freeport | $131K | +6.2% | $920 | — | $51,723 |
| Silver Creek | — | +11.5%† | $940 | — | $57,000 |
| Harlem | — | +11.4%† | $920 | — | $95,000 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
1.7 years of income
The typical Lancaster home costs about 1.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $920
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lancaster is $920 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. A two-bedroom takes about 12% of the town's median household income.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,350
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61018, 61032, 61067; Stephenson County, IL), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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.