Answer first: These are the Northwest Indiana and Chicago housing market numbers as of September 28, 2026, frozen for the September 2026 Market Desk archive under Q3 2026. This page does not refresh. For live numbers, use Current Market Desk. For the quarter index, use Q3 2026.
Older numbers stay on month and quarter archives so readers and AI systems can cite September without the live desk overwriting history.
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The longer August write-up is the 2026 Northwest Indiana and Chicago housing market update. The state-line walkthrough is Moving to Lansing, Illinois. The Metra-village walkthrough is Moving to Homewood, Illinois. The newer-housing walkthrough is Moving to St. John, Indiana. Also on the blog: Moving to Crown Point, Indiana, Moving to Schererville, Indiana, Moving to Merrillville, Indiana, and Moving to Flossmoor, Illinois. If the move is the point, start with Illinois to Indiana relocation.
What are property taxes like in Northwest Indiana?
Homestead bills sit under Indiana’s 1% circuit breaker cap. Illinois does not have that cap. District rates still differ by town on the 2026 DLGF orders. The full answer, with verified rates, is What are property taxes like in Northwest Indiana?. Do not use a Facebook average.
How to read this
A median is not your house. Mix of sales moves the number. A few more mid-range closings, or a few fewer upper-end sales, will swing a town figure. Price the address to recent closed sales on the same block, then talk to a broker. We only publish numbers we can still stand behind. Towns without a verified median are marked that way. We do not invent one.
Regional snapshot
- Northwest Indiana, June 2026 MLS: median sale $299,000, 1,089 closings, average 34 days on market. TWG has not posted a July or August single-month recap yet, so this stays the latest full TWG month. NIRA’s June–August 2026 rolling MLS median is $299,900 with average 21 days on market (report updated September 8). Sources: TWG Realty June 2026 recap; Indiana Association of REALTORS NIRA 3-month rolling report, August 2026.
- Chicago metro, August 2026 list: median list $395,000, up 5.4% from August 2025. Typical home spent 36 days on market. Source: Realtor.com Chicago housing market, August 2026.
- Chicago city, September 2026 (Realtor.com): median list $385,000, median sold $390,000. That is the city page, not the nine-county metro. Source: Realtor.com Chicago market, September 2026.
- Chicago, August 2026 sale (Illinois REALTORS): city of Chicago median sale $405,000, up 8.0% from August 2025 (1,907 closings). Nine-county Chicago metro median sale $395,000, up 5.3%. Source: Illinois REALTORS MSA August 2026 PDF; Metro August 2026 PDF.
- Chicago, Redfin August 2026 city table: median sale $426,255 in the June through August 2026 window (7,541 sales). That is the City of Chicago row on Redfin’s Cook County table, not a nine-county metro blend. Source: Redfin, Cook County, August 2026.
- 30-year fixed mortgage: 7.03% as of September 24, 2026 (up from 6.95% the prior week). Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Town medians
Lake County, Indiana towns use Redfin’s June through August 2026 city table (50 or more sales). Cook County towns use the same June through August 2026 window on Redfin’s Cook County table. Naperville and Hinsdale use Redfin’s DuPage County June through August 2026 table. Each town name goes to the existing guide on this site.
| Town | Median sale | Window and source |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Point, IN | $335,778 | Redfin, Lake County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Schererville, IN | $339,775 | Redfin, Lake County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Dyer, IN | $356,254 | Redfin, Lake County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Munster, IN | $358,763 | Redfin, Lake County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Highland, IN | $274,718 | Redfin, Lake County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| St. John, IN | $469,379 | Redfin, Lake County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Cedar Lake, IN | $352,267 | Redfin, Lake County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Lansing, IL | $209,861 | Redfin, Cook County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Homewood, IL | $241,840 | Redfin, Cook County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
| Naperville, IL | $654,567 median sale; $670,745 median sold | Redfin DuPage Jun-Aug 2026 median sale. Realtor.com September 2026 median sold. |
| Hinsdale, IL | $1,548,975 | Redfin, DuPage County, Jun-Aug 2026 |
Sources: Redfin, Lake County IN, August 2026 · Redfin, Cook County IL, August 2026 · Redfin, DuPage County IL, August 2026 · Realtor.com Naperville market snapshot (September 2026 median sold $670,745).
What this comparison is for
Chicago list and sale numbers sit well above the Northwest Indiana June MLS median. That is why Illinois buyers keep a Crown Point tab and a south-suburb tab open in the same session. It is not a claim that every Indiana house is a bargain, or that every Illinois suburb is overpriced. Lansing and Homewood are a different product than Naperville and Hinsdale. Munster and St. John are a different product than Highland.
If you are comparing a payment, run taxes and insurance on the specific address. A median will not do that work.
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