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Cheapest ZIPs in DeKalb County, IL

No ZIP in DeKalb County, ILclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed October 2026.

  1. 1
    60115
    Dekalb, IL
    $263,157
    HavenScore: 38
  2. 2
    60150
    Malta, IL
    $279,990
    HavenScore: 46
  3. 3
    60550
    Shabbona, IL
    $283,071
    HavenScore: 42
  4. 4
    60146
    Kirkland, IL
    $287,889
    HavenScore: 43
  5. 5
    60556
    Waterman, IL
    $298,496
    HavenScore: 47
  6. 6
    60112
    Cortland, IL
    $300,518
    HavenScore: 46
  7. 7
    60135
    Genoa, IL
    $315,477
    HavenScore: 47
  8. 8
    60178
    Sycamore, IL
    $322,198
    HavenScore: 49
  9. 9
    60548
    Sandwich, IL
    $329,815
    HavenScore: 42
  10. 10
    60145
    Kingston, IL
    $334,048
    HavenScore: 45

DeKalb County against Illinois

The middle scored ZIP in each: 12 ZIPs in DeKalb County, 1,084 in Illinois. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

FigureDeKalb CountyIllinois
Typical home value, Zillow$308K$198K
HavenScore4550

Every scored ZIP in DeKalb County, IL

All 12 scored ZIPs, A to Z by city. The list above ranks only the cheapest. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

Each row: ZIP, city, HavenScore (0–100), typical home value (Zillow).

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Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?
Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in DeKalb County, IL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?
ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in DeKalb County, IL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?
This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Realtor, Redfin, and Census.