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Kankakee Real Estate Market

The Kankakee, IL housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Kankakee report in a click.

Median listing price
$264,700
▲ 3.7% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$165
1,648 sq ft median
Median days on market
45
June 2026
Active listings
146
For sale now
New listings
88
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
12%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$240,000
▲ 7.3% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
98.1%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
84
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$265K$256K$247K$238K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Kankakee IL · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$265K$233K$202K$170K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Kankakee IL · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
146
New this month
88
Pending
153
Price-reduced
17

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Kankakee, IL asks $264,700 — up 3.7% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 45 days to go under contract, and 12% of the 146 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Figures cover the Kankakee, IL metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
77/100
#29 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
+4.4%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Low
σ 5.2% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
64
Value
61
Rental yield
94
Supply risk
7
Market heat
75

Kankakee scores 77/100 on our composite Investor Score (#29 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 50% over five years and +80% over ten, leaving prices 59% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,326/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 6.0%; active inventory sits at 43% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 3.7% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Kankakee ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$1,193/mo
−$136/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$1,329/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$1,471/mo
+$142/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $264,700 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
146
▲ 0.7% vs 2024
1.4 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+13
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$10.9M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
-0.9%
▼ 42.7k nonfarm jobs · May 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Kankakee market FAQs

What is the median home price in Kankakee?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Kankakee, IL is $264,700, up 3.7% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Kankakee, IL metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Kankakee?
The median property in Kankakee spends 45 days on the market, with 146 homes actively listed and 12% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market by pace.
Who are the top real estate agents in Kankakee?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Kankakee and the wider Illinois market.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Kankakee, IL metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.