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Housing costs in DeKalb County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,049 | ± $33 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,041 | ± $34 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,024 | ± $39 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $955 | ± $24 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $243,600 | ± $5,310 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $231,900 | ± $4,843 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $218,600 | ± $4,507 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $190,600 | ± $3,889 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 33.3 % | ± 1.8 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 33.1 % | ± 1.8 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 32.1 % | ± 1.8 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 31.0 % | ± 2.4 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in DeKalb County is $1,049, above the Illinois median of $811 across 102 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.