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Machesney Park, 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 Q2 2024. 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

Machesney Park, IL Housing Market Trends

With 22,752 people, 8,690 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $190,049, house prices in Machesney Park are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Machesney Park, accounting for 89.54% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Machesney Park include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.29%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 4.19%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.06%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Machesney Park. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 80.58% of Machesney Park's homes, and 80.08% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Machesney Park 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 Machesney Park built between 1940-1969 ( 30.67%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 18.03%). There's also some housing in Machesney Park built before 1939 ( 3.01%).

Machesney Park Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Machesney Park have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 90.28%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Machesney Park house appreciation rate of 6.64%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Machesney Park's appreciation rate, at 6.72%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Machesney Park's appreciation rate has been 1.98%, which annualizes to a rate of 8.18%.

Relative to Illinois, our data show that Machesney Park's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% 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 Machesney Park differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Machesney Park - 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 Machesney Park real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$190,049

Machesney Park, IL Home Prices
> $1,429,000
$1,072,001 - $1,429,000
$714,001 - $1,072,000
$571,001 - $714,000
$429,001 - $571,000
$286,001 - $429,000
$143,001 - $286,000
$72,001 - $143,000
$0 - $72,000
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
1.4%
1.4%
20.3%
20.3%
49.3%
49.3%
22.2%
22.2%
4.8%
4.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Illinois

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,690

Machesney Park Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,705 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
80.6%
80.6%
19.4%
19.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.1%
6.1%
93.9%
93.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.0%
18.0%
48.3%
48.3%
30.7%
30.7%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
89.5%
89.5%
1.1%
1.1%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
0.9%
0.9%
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
0.0%
0.0%
2.1%
2.1%
15.7%
15.7%
66.1%
66.1%
14.0%
14.0%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes