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The median home value in De Kalb County, IN is $258,290 as of 2026-08-31, up 6.74% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$258,290
Year-over-Year
+6.74%
National Rank
#1278 of 3071
De Kalb County ranks 33rd out of 92 counties in IN by median home price, and is +9.9% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IN, the typical county has a median home value of $234,056, making De Kalb County +10.4% above the IN state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.2%, from $255,286 in May 2026 to $258,290 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.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $255,286 | +6.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $259,370 | +6.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $257,085 | +6.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $258,290 | +6.7% |
Households here earn a median of $74,331 a year against a typical home value of $258,290 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 43% 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 $258,290. That's up 6.74% from a year earlier. That is about 9.9% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes De Kalb County the 33rd 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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