Housing · Waukegan

Waukegan, IL housing market

Homes typically sell in 49 days, close to asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Waukegan compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Waukegan at a glance

Median sale price
$260K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
49
Illinois: 43 days
Sale-to-list
99.4%
Homes sell near asking
Homes sold
38
in May · 121 for sale
Market temperature

A seller's market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

Supply is tight — about 3.2 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.

Nearby

Waukegan and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Waukegan — — 49 $71,919
Beach Park $303K +6.2% 41 $85,664
Waukegan $248K +7% — $66,896
Park City $289K +6.7% — $60,171
Gurnee $382K +5.4% 40 $119,628
Wadsworth $470K +6.9% 63 $142,738
Green Oaks — — 38 $147,614
Affordability

2.7 years of income

The typical Waukegan home costs about 2.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).

How Waukegan ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
50.2%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$4,759
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$1,205
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1967
Illinois: 1971

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. Listings link to their publishers.

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