Elgin & the Fox Valley Market Report · IL Home Values
Elgin & the Fox Valley together cover about 41,500 homes, 68% of them owner-occupied, with a median year built of 1985. Kane County along the Fox River is the northwest edge of my service area, and the market where a buyer's dollar goes furthest. Far-west Elgin around Bowes Creek is newer construction on golf-course and prairie parcels, while the older river neighborhoods hold Victorian and craftsman stock at prices that would be impossible in DuPage. The trade is distance: this is a car-first market with a longer run into the city.
The Elgin & the Fox Valley median sold price stands at $331,000 as of July 2026, +3.3% year over year. The twelve-month peak was $331,000 in July 2026. 573 homes closed over the period, averaging 100.7% of list price most recently, with 26 days on market.
Read the trend, not the single month. Elgin & the Fox Valley pricing follows preparation and seasonality more than it follows rate news, and the spread between prepared and unprepared homes is wider than the median suggests. For a street-level read of what your home would actually command this month, ask me for the full analysis.
Twelve months of Elgin & the Fox Valley closings
| Month | Median sold | Closed | New listings | Avg DOM | List-to-sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | $320,500 | 48 | 56 | 27 | 98.8% |
| September 2025 | $319,000 | 47 | 52 | 32 | 98.7% |
| October 2025 | $313,500 | 50 | 54 | 34 | 97.4% |
| November 2025 | $312,000 | 50 | 55 | 37 | 97.1% |
| December 2025 | $313,000 | 43 | 58 | 41 | 97.4% |
| January 2026 | $313,500 | 44 | 55 | 39 | 97.1% |
| February 2026 | $316,500 | 50 | 56 | 31 | 97.6% |
| March 2026 | $325,000 | 52 | 58 | 24 | 99.6% |
| April 2026 | $330,500 | 46 | 51 | 24 | 100.9% |
| May 2026 | $330,000 | 47 | 50 | 24 | 100.6% |
| June 2026 | $329,000 | 49 | 56 | 24 | 100.2% |
| July 2026 | $331,000 | 47 | 61 | 26 | 100.7% |
The properties shown here are transactions I personally represented, compiled from my public agent record. This site is not an MLS IDX feed and does not show the full active market; ask me and I will pull everything that fits.
The neighborhood figures on this page are illustrative estimates, not verified MLS statistics. If you want real numbers for a specific street or property, ask me and I will pull the comparable sales.
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