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Median Home Price in South Elgin, IL

The median home value in South Elgin, IL is $379,258 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.61% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$379,258

Year-over-Year

+4.61%

Population

24,420

South Elgin ranks #90 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.9% above the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Kane County, where the county-wide median is $387,210.

Housing affordability in South Elgin

Median household income in South Elgin is $127,203, so the typical home value is about 3.0× 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 South Elgin

South Elgin police recorded a violent crime rate of 188 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 668 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 South Elgin

What is the average home price in South Elgin, 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 South Elgin, that value is $379,258. That's up 4.61% from a year earlier. It is about 18.9% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is South Elgin expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in South Elgin are cheaper than Kane County as a whole, where the median is $387,210 — a difference of about 2.1%.

Is South Elgin affordable?

Median household income here is $127,203, so the typical home value is about 3.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is South Elgin a safe place to live?

South Elgin police reported 188 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 24,420. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.