60178
Sycamore, Illinois.
Sycamore, DeKalb County, IL · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro · population 22,224
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$906 (+119%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $11,820 +4%
- $305,149$316,969 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $79,561 +34%
- $237,408$316,969 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 60178$1,664
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in zip 60178 rose 3.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: DeKalb County, IL 93% · Kane County, IL 7%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Sycamore, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 60178
Against the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro and the national benchmark.
- 60178$1,811
- Chicago$2,163
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 60178
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 60178$316,969
- Chicago$355,650
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
Showing 30 of 32 zips in range — sorting picks from all 32.
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | 60112 | Cortland | 4,621 | — | $296,334 |
| 6.2 | 60109 | Burlington | 481 | — | $328,969 |
| 7.4 | 60135 | Genoa | 7,274 | — | $310,727 |
| 8.1 | 60145 | Kingston | 2,464 | — | $320,636 |
| 8.2 | 60111 | Clare | 257 | — | $415,905 |
| 8.2 | 60151 | Maple Park | 3,888 | — | $410,377 |
| 8.4 | 60115 | Dekalb | 42,536 | $1,320 | $260,547 |
| 9.8 | 60140 | Hampshire | 22,689 | $2,407 | $397,475 |
| 12.5 | 60146 | Kirkland | 2,369 | — | $278,455 |
| 12.6 | 60150 | Malta | 1,738 | — | $276,503 |
| 14.2 | 60119 | Elburn | 11,381 | $3,275 | $478,223 |
| 14.2 | 60124 | Elgin | 24,487 | $2,319 | $511,010 |
| 15.0 | 60175 | Saint Charles | 25,553 | — | $647,129 |
| 15.5 | 60520 | Hinckley | 2,979 | — | $331,318 |
| 15.9 | 60113 | Creston | 306 | — | $227,222 |
| 16.2 | 60152 | Marengo | 12,417 | — | $365,674 |
| 16.5 | 60142 | Huntley | 29,692 | $2,550 | $428,019 |
| 16.6 | 60136 | Gilberts | 8,777 | — | $418,068 |
| 16.9 | 60180 | Union | 1,831 | — | $432,848 |
| 17.4 | 61049 | Lindenwood | 579 | — | $261,069 |
| 17.5 | 60556 | Waterman | 2,138 | — | $296,093 |
| 18.1 | 61038 | Garden Prairie | 1,274 | — | $331,016 |
| 18.2 | 60511 | Big Rock | 2,081 | — | $416,239 |
| 18.3 | 61052 | Monroe Center | 1,145 | — | $271,700 |
| 18.6 | 60177 | South Elgin | 24,416 | $2,392 | $376,684 |
| 18.6 | 61008 | Belvidere | 33,582 | — | $264,386 |
| 18.6 | 60123 | Elgin | 48,379 | $1,598 | $314,550 |
| 19.0 | 60550 | Shabbona | 941 | — | $278,366 |
| 19.1 | 60134 | Geneva | 29,743 | $2,002 | $551,014 |
| 19.2 | 60554 | Sugar Grove | 12,081 | — | $463,992 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.