A typical West Brooklyn home is worth about $294,000
Up 9.3% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Only 2 sales in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is West Brooklyn?
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Home values since 2022
Typical home value by month.
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| January | West Brooklyn | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $221,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $238,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $258,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $287,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $294,000 | $298,000 |
A typical West Brooklyn home worth $220K in February 2022 is worth about $294K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
What it takes to buy in West Brooklyn
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That’s $14K short of a typical West Brooklyn home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,280 a month here, $760 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Illinois typical property tax (2.01% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,280
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lee County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Neighbors talk housing
What West Brooklyn buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.