Hello, Des Plaines.
Des Plaines, last week: 22
Des Plaines deed transfers are in the weekly list each Monday. Every row is a principal-residence purchase.
The weekly count
Each bar is one week. Counts under 5 are not shown.
206 new owners in the last 12 weeks, down from 232 the 12 before.
Weekly counts
| Week | New owners |
|---|---|
| Week of May 11, 2026 | 10 |
| Week of May 18, 2026 | 23 |
| Week of May 25, 2026 | 10 |
| Week of Jun 1, 2026 | 21 |
| Week of Jun 8, 2026 | 25 |
| Week of Jun 15, 2026 | 11 |
| Week of Jun 22, 2026 | 16 |
| Week of Jun 29, 2026 | 18 |
| Week of Jul 6, 2026 | 27 |
| Week of Jul 13, 2026 | 22 |
| Week of Jul 20, 2026 | 19 |
| Week of Jul 27, 2026 | 24 |
| Week of Aug 3, 2026 | 17 |
| Week of Aug 10, 2026 | 22 |
| Week of Aug 17, 2026 | 23 |
| Week of Aug 24, 2026 | 20 |
| Week of Aug 31, 2026 | 11 |
| Week of Sep 7, 2026 | 6 |
| Week of Sep 14, 2026 | 32 |
| Week of Sep 21, 2026 | 18 |
| Week of Sep 28, 2026 | 7 |
| Week of Oct 5, 2026 | 18 |
| Week of Oct 12, 2026 | 10 |
| Week of Oct 19, 2026 | 22 |
| Week of Oct 26, 2026 | 17 |
| Week of Nov 2, 2026 | 22 |
What they paid
$360,000median price, last 12 months
The median price in Des Plaines was 5.3% below Cook County's, at $360,000.
* through Nov 6, 2026
Median price by year
| Year | Median price |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $180,500 |
| 2015 | $200,000 |
| 2016 | $210,000 |
| 2017 | $230,000 |
| 2018 | $240,000 |
| 2019 | $249,000 |
| 2020 | $250,000 |
| 2021 | $268,000 |
| 2022 | $275,000 |
| 2023 | $296,000 |
| 2024 | $325,000 |
| 2025 | $340,000 |
| 2026, through Nov 6, 2026 | $360,000 |
Who bought
13.4% of Des Plaines home sales over the last 12 months went to organizations. Those buyers are not in the weekly list.
- 13.4% companies, trusts and other organizations
- 86.6% people
- of 1,058 home sales
Home ages
1970median year built
Des Plaines new owners, Sep 28 to Nov 6, by year built
The homes new owners bought in Des Plaines tend to be newer than Cook County's. Their median year built is 1970, 7 years later.
Homes by year built
| Year built | Homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1900 | under 5 |
| 1900s | under 5 |
| 1910s | under 5 |
| 1920s | under 5 |
| 1930s | under 5 |
| 1940s | under 5 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 25 |
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 9 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | under 5 |
| 2020s | 5 |
What type of home
- 60 houses
- 36 condo units
In the county and by trade
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