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Sterling, IL Housing Market

$137,659

2.2% 1-yr

The average Sterling, IL home value is $137,659, up 2.2% over the past year and goes to pending in around 11 days.

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Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), built from the ground up by measuring monthly changes in property level Zestimates, captures both the level and home values across a wide variety of geographies and housing types.

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Sterling Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $137,659

1-year Value Change: +2.2%

(Data through September 30, 2025)

Sterling Housing Market Overview

--1-year Market Forecast
64For sale inventory(September 30, 2025)
26New listings(September 30, 2025)
--Median sale to list ratio
--Median sale price(August 31, 2025)
$142,300Median list price(September 30, 2025)
--Percent of sales over list price
--Percent of sales under list price
11Median days to pending(September 30, 2025)
(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)
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Zillow's metrics provide valuable market data by tracking market changes in different locations and housing types.

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Sterling Rental Market Trends

$875Average rent in Sterling(September 30, 2025)
$1,979National average rent(September 30, 2025)
--Month-over-month change
--Year-over-year change
How does this data help me?
The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.

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