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Sandwich, 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

Sandwich, IL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 7,156, 2,536 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $287,483, Sandwich 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 Sandwich, accounting for 75.08% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Sandwich include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.95%), row houses and other attached homes ( 7.45%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.99%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Sandwich. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 70.45% of Sandwich's homes, and 61.09% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Sandwich built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Sandwich built before 1939 ( 21.77%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 18.69%). There's also some housing in Sandwich built between 2000 and later ( 18.54%).

Sandwich Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Sandwich's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.67% during the period.

Over the last year, Sandwich appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Sandwich'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 Sandwich were at 0.21%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.86%.

Relative to Illinois, our data show that Sandwich's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Illinois.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$287,483

Sandwich, IL Home Prices
> $1,294,000
$971,001 - $1,294,000
$647,001 - $971,000
$518,001 - $647,000
$389,001 - $518,000
$259,001 - $389,000
$130,001 - $259,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
0.8%
0.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.5%
0.5%
2.5%
2.5%
16.3%
16.3%
39.1%
39.1%
34.3%
34.3%
1.6%
1.6%
4.6%
4.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Illinois

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,536

Sandwich Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,173 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
70.5%
70.5%
29.5%
29.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
3.6%
3.6%
96.4%
96.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.5%
18.5%
41.0%
41.0%
18.7%
18.7%
21.8%
21.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
75.1%
75.1%
7.4%
7.4%
10.0%
10.0%
3.5%
3.5%
4.0%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.2%
2.2%
2.9%
2.9%
27.7%
27.7%
43.5%
43.5%
17.6%
17.6%
6.0%
6.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes