Housing · Niles
Niles, IL housing market
The typical Niles home is worth about $421,000, up 7.9% in a year, 41% above the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Niles compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Niles at a glance
Typical home value
$421K
▲ 7.9% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Niles | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $268,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $279,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $281,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $282,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $297,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $318,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $333,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $354,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $379,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $404,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $421,000 | $298,000 |
Next door
Niles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles | $421K | +7.9% | — | $97,280 |
| Chicago | $334K | +5.2% | 47 | $77,902 |
| Skokie | $433K | +7.7% | 41 | $95,337 |
| Niles | — | — | 49 | $75,274 |
| Evanston | $493K | +8.5% | 38 | $96,434 |
| Northfield | $896K | +11.5% | — | $136,617 |
| Lincolnwood | $579K | +8.1% | 64 | $109,731 |
Affordability
4.3 years of income
The typical Niles home costs about 4.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Illinois (3.6 years).
How Niles ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
78%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$8,027
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,685
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1960
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.