Sterling, IL Housing Market

$139,214

1.5% 1-yr

The average Sterling, IL home value is $139,214, up 1.5% over the past year and goes to pending in around 7 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: $139,214

1-year Value Change: +1.5%

(Data through August 31, 2025)

Sterling Housing Market Overview

--1-year Market Forecast

65For sale inventory(August 31, 2025)

25New listings(August 31, 2025)

--Median sale to list ratio

$139,833Median sale price(July 31, 2025)

$143,950Median list price(August 31, 2025)

--Percent of sales over list price

--Percent of sales under list price

7Median days to pending(August 31, 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.

Neighborhoods in Sterling

NameMedian ZHVI
Lake Carroll$447,837
Joslin--
Willow Lake--
Hillcrest$187,239
Kelly Meadow$262,823
Park-ER-Woods$198,732
Bluffside Heights$185,422
Cunningham Street$80,866
Jefferson Ridge$215,370

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Sterling Rental Market Trends

--Average rent in Sterling

$2,007National average rent(August 31, 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.