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Carpentersville, IL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Carpentersville, IL Housing Market Trends

With 37,288 people, 11,521 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $283,949, Carpentersville real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Carpentersville, accounting for 66.01% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Carpentersville include row houses and other attached homes ( 20.03%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.26%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 1.59%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Carpentersville. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 72.78% of Carpentersville's homes, and 67.96% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Carpentersville's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 36.47% of the village's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Carpentersville include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 36.45%) and housing constructed between 2000 and later ( 23.14%). There's also some housing in Carpentersville built before 1939 ( 3.94%).

Carpentersville Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Carpentersville have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 103.32%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Carpentersville house appreciation rate of 7.35%.

Over the last year, Carpentersville appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Carpentersville's appreciation rate has been 4.77%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Carpentersville were at 0.21%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.86%.

Relative to Illinois, our data show that Carpentersville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Illinois.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the village. Individual neighborhoods within Carpentersville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Carpentersville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Carpentersville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$283,949

Carpentersville, IL Home Prices
> $1,323,000
$992,001 - $1,323,000
$661,001 - $992,000
$529,001 - $661,000
$397,001 - $529,000
$264,001 - $397,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
0.7%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
1.6%
1.6%
5.0%
5.0%
13.5%
13.5%
39.9%
39.9%
35.8%
35.8%
0.6%
0.6%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Illinois

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

11,521

Carpentersville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,540 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
72.8%
72.8%
27.2%
27.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.3%
2.3%
97.7%
97.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
23.1%
23.1%
36.4%
36.4%
36.5%
36.5%
3.9%
3.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
66.0%
66.0%
20.0%
20.0%
1.6%
1.6%
12.3%
12.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.5%
0.5%
3.9%
3.9%
25.1%
25.1%
44.7%
44.7%
23.3%
23.3%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes