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Median Home Price in Hoffman Estates, IL

The median home value in Hoffman Estates, IL is $412,578 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.8% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$412,578

Year-over-Year

+5.8%

Population

49,467

Hoffman Estates ranks #70 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 29.3% above the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Cook County, where the county-wide median is $344,339.

Housing affordability in Hoffman Estates

Median household income in Hoffman Estates is $106,806, so the typical home value is about 3.9× 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 Hoffman Estates

Hoffman Estates police recorded a violent crime rate of 150 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 993 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 Hoffman Estates

What is the average home price in Hoffman Estates, 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 Hoffman Estates, that value is $412,578. That's up 5.8% from a year earlier. It is about 29.3% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Hoffman Estates expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hoffman Estates are more expensive than Cook County as a whole, where the median is $344,339 — a difference of about 19.8%.

Is Hoffman Estates affordable?

Median household income here is $106,806, so the typical home value is about 3.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Hoffman Estates a safe place to live?

Hoffman Estates police reported 150 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 49,467. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.