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Median Home Price in Harvard, IL

The median home value in Harvard, IL is $279,690 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.28% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$279,690

Year-over-Year

+3.28%

Population

9,323

Harvard ranks #170 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 12.3% below the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in McHenry County, where the county-wide median is $372,372.

Housing affordability in Harvard

Median household income in Harvard is $67,617, so the typical home value is about 4.1× 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 Harvard

Harvard police recorded a violent crime rate of 139 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 622 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 Harvard

What is the average home price in Harvard, 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 Harvard, that value is $279,690. That's up 3.28% from a year earlier. It is about 12.3% below the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Harvard expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Harvard are cheaper than McHenry County as a whole, where the median is $372,372 — a difference of about 24.9%.

Is Harvard affordable?

Median household income here is $67,617, so the typical home value is about 4.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Harvard a safe place to live?

Harvard police reported 139 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,323. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.