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Median Home Price in Cook County, IL

The median home value in Cook County, IL is $341,570 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.76% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$341,570

Year-over-Year

+5.76%

National Rank

#685 of 3071

Cook County ranks 7th out of 102 counties in IL by median home price, and is +45.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IL, the typical county has a median home value of $158,585, making Cook County +115.4% above the IL state median.

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Home value history

The typical home value increased by 2.0%, from $334,930 in May 2026 to $341,570 in Aug 2026.

Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.

Cook County, IL monthly home value history
Month	Typical home value	Year-over-year change
May 2026	$334,930	+4.6%
Jun 2026	$343,350	+5.0%
Jul 2026	$344,339	+5.3%
Aug 2026	$341,570	+5.8%

Can you afford a home in Cook County?

Households here earn a median of $83,498 a year against a typical home value of $341,570 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 66% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Cook County

Reporting agencies in Cook County recorded a violent crime rate of 385 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,676 per 100,000.

Based on 97 reporting cities covering 4,621,597 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Cook County

How much does a house cost in Cook County, IL?

The median home value in Cook County is $341,570. That's up 5.76% from a year earlier. That is about 45.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Cook County the 7th most expensive of 102 counties in Illinois.

Is Cook County affordable?

Median household income here is $83,498, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Cook County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Cook County recorded 385 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 4,621,597 residents across 97 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.