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 September 2026.

  1. 1
    60115
    Dekalb, IL
    $266,319
    HavenScore: 37
  2. 2
    60550
    Shabbona, IL
    $283,586
    HavenScore: 41
  3. 3
    60150
    Malta, IL
    $284,190
    HavenScore: 46
  4. 4
    60146
    Kirkland, IL
    $290,313
    HavenScore: 43
  5. 5
    60556
    Waterman, IL
    $303,218
    HavenScore: 45
  6. 6
    60112
    Cortland, IL
    $305,099
    HavenScore: 48
  7. 7
    60135
    Genoa, IL
    $319,738
    HavenScore: 45
  8. 8
    60178
    Sycamore, IL
    $326,852
    HavenScore: 47
  9. 9
    60548
    Sandwich, IL
    $334,808
    HavenScore: 44
  10. 10
    60520
    Hinckley, IL
    $347,091
    HavenScore: 38

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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, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.