Top 10 Most Affordable Homes in Dekalb County

Housing

Cities and towns ranked by home affordability, factoring in housing cost, local wages, safety, and school quality. Showing cities in Dekalb County, Illinois. Ranked 8 cities with a population of 1,000 or more.

#▴▾	City▴▾	Affordability Score▴▾	Median Home Value▴▾
1	KirklandDeKalb	70 / 100	$191,600
2	WatermanDeKalb	70 / 100	$217,300
3	SomonaukDeKalb	67 / 100	$234,400
4	KingstonDeKalb	65 / 100	$241,700
5	SandwichDeKalb	65 / 100	$255,700
6	HinckleyDeKalb	63 / 100	$291,700
7	DekalbDeKalb	62 / 100	$204,700
8	SycamoreDeKalb	62 / 100	$265,700

Methodology

Composite score (0–100) based on: median home value inverted — lower cost scores higher (40%), average annual wage (25%), crime rate inverted — lower crime scores higher (20%), and school quality composite (15%). Each component is min-max normalized across all cities in the state.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey & County Business Patterns

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