West Galena, IL housing market
Home prices around West Galena have risen about 52% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how West Galena compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 52% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around West Galena rose 52% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 14%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical West Galena home at roughly $294,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +14% | +95% | +96% |
| 2024 | +14% | +72% | +85% |
| 2023 | −4% | +52% | +73% |
| 2022 | +16% | +58% | +61% |
| 2021 | +6.1% | +36% | +44% |
| 2020 | +1.1% | +29% | +33% |
| 2019 | +2.8% | +27% | +32% |
| 2018 | +4.2% | +24% | +28% |
| 2017 | −0.5% | +19% | +25% |
| 2016 | −3.9% | +19% | +22% |
| 2015 | +7% | +24% | +19% |
| 2014 | −3.8% | +16% | +15% |
| 2013 | 0% | +21% | +11% |
| 2012 | −1.1% | +21% | +11% |
| 2011 | −5.2% | +22% | +14% |
| 2010 | −3.3% | +29% | +21% |
| 2009 | +1.4% | +33% | +29% |
| 2008 | −0.3% | +31% | +40% |
| 2007 | +0.7% | +32% | +45% |
| 2006 | +4.5% | +31% | +43% |
| 2005 | +5.8% | +25% | +35% |
| 2004 | +9% | +18% | +24% |
| 2003 | +3% | +8.4% | +15% |
| 2002 | +1.7% | +5.2% | +11% |
| 2001 | +3.5% | +3.5% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How West Galena ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 61036, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
West Galena and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Galena | — | +13.5%† | $930 | — | $65,679 |
| East Galena | — | +13.5%† | $930 | — | $103,008 |
| Galena | $309K | +1.8% | $930 | 3 | $58,689 |
| Rawlins | — | +13.5%† | $930 | — | $82,537 |
| Menominee | — | +5.1%† | $1,040 | — | $90,444 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.6 years of income
The typical West Galena home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Illinois (3.6).
How West Galena ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in West Galena is $930 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in West Galena pay a median of $822, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 17% of the town's median household income.
Studio $640 · 4 bedrooms $1,240
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61036; Jo Daviess County, IL), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.