Housing · Mettawa
Mettawa, IL housing market
The typical Mettawa home is worth about $978,000, up 9.7% in a year, 229% above the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mettawa compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Mettawa at a glance
Typical home value
$978K
▲ 9.7% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$830K
April 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
3
in April · 4 for sale
Only 3 sales in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Mettawa | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $630,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $621,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $613,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $591,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $621,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $699,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $756,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $798,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $858,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $944,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $978,000 | $298,000 |
Nearby
Mettawa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mettawa | $978K | +9.7% | — | $181,333 |
| Libertyville | — | — | 32 | $165,667 |
| Lake Forest | $1.25M | +10.8% | 49 | $235,081 |
| Vernon Hills | $459K | +5.8% | 47 | $121,943 |
| Green Oaks | — | — | 38 | $147,614 |
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
95.2%
Median tax bill
$10,001
Typical home built
1983
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, April 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.