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Median Home Price in Algonquin, IL

The median home value in Algonquin, IL is $422,303 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.23% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$422,303

Year-over-Year

+4.23%

Population

30,289

Algonquin ranks #64 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 32.4% above the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in McHenry County, where the county-wide median is $372,372.

Housing affordability in Algonquin

Median household income in Algonquin is $134,525, so the typical home value is about 3.1× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Algonquin

Algonquin police recorded a violent crime rate of 59 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,179 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Algonquin

What is the average home price in Algonquin, IL?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Algonquin, that value is $422,303. That's up 4.23% from a year earlier. It is about 32.4% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Algonquin expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Algonquin are more expensive than McHenry County as a whole, where the median is $372,372 — a difference of about 13.4%.

Is Algonquin affordable?

Median household income here is $134,525, so the typical home value is about 3.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Algonquin a safe place to live?

Algonquin police reported 59 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 30,289. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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