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Median Home Price in Des Plaines, IL

The median home value in Des Plaines, IL is $360,826 as of 2026-06-30, up 6.14% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$360,826

Year-over-Year

+6.14%

Population

57,218

Des Plaines ranks #104 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 13.3% above the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Cook County, where the county-wide median is $343,350.

Crime in Des Plaines

Des Plaines police recorded a violent crime rate of 121 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,140 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 Des Plaines

How much does a house cost in Des Plaines, IL?

The median home value in Des Plaines is $360,826. That's up 6.14% from a year earlier. That is about 13.3% above the typical county in Illinois.

Is Des Plaines expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Des Plaines are more expensive than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $343,350 — a difference of about 5.1%.

Is Des Plaines a safe place to live?

Des Plaines police reported 121 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 57,218. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.