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The median home value in De Kalb County, IN is $257,085 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.52% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$257,085
Year-over-Year
+6.52%
National Rank
#1300 of 3071
De Kalb County ranks 34th out of 92 counties in IN by median home price, and is +9.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IN, the typical county has a median home value of $233,695, making De Kalb County +10.0% above the IN state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,331 a year against a typical home value of $257,085 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 42% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in De Kalb County recorded a violent crime rate of 18 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 461 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 16,704 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in De Kalb County is $257,085. That's up 6.52% from a year earlier. That is about 9.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes De Kalb County the 34th most expensive of 92 counties in Indiana.
Median household income here is $74,331, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in De Kalb County recorded 18 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 16,704 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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