Tremont, IL housing market
The median sale price was $167,000 in May 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Tremont compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Tremont at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Tremont in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 0.8 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Illinois (1.6). Over the past 10 years, Tremont has permitted 16 homes in all.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $478,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $478,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $303,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $525,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $585,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $990,000 |
| 2005 | 11 | 3 | 8 | $1.1 million |
| 2004 | 26 | 8 | 18 | $2.5 million |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 | 10 | $839,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Tremont's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
2.3 years of income
The typical Tremont home costs about 2.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
How Tremont ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Listings link to their publishers.