What is the median home value in West Galena Township, IL?

Name: Home values in West Galena Township, IL, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in West Galena Township, IL is $238,100 (±$29,438), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In West Galena Township, the median home value went from $166,000 in 2015–2019 to $238,100 in 2020–2024 (+43.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $238,100 (±$29,438)
Owner-occupied homes: 1,036 (±122)
Most common range: $200,000 to $299,999

Home values in West Galena Township

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	West Galena Township	Jo Daviess County	Illinois	United States
Less than $50,000	4.6% (±6.1 points)	6.4%	5.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	4.5% (±4.2 points)	14.4%	8.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	5.5% (±6.5 points)	13.9%	9.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	17.2% (±9.8 points)	12.6%	11.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	42.3% (±13.7 points)	23.6%	22.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	22.9% (±11.0 points)	22.1%	27.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	3.0% (±4.8 points)	6.0%	12.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.9%	2.7%	7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 42.3% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

West Galena Township against Jo Daviess County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Galena Township	Jo Daviess County	Illinois	United States
Median home value	$238,100 (±$29,438)	$209,900 (±$10,953)	$263,300 (±$797)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	1,036 (±122)	8,352 (±258)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142

In West Galena Township, the median home value is not measurably different from Jo Daviess County ($209,900).

It is not measurably different from Illinois ($263,300).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Jo Daviess County, West Galena Township ranks 9 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 565 of 2,652.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in West Galena Township have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$166,000 (±$18,664)	$238,100 (±$29,438)	+43.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,342 (±$203)	$1,643 (±$342)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$3,515 (±$401)	$4,367 (±$676)	+24.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near West Galena Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Galena Township
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
West Galena Township	—	$238,100 (±$29,438)	—
Galena	2.1 mi	$233,200 (±$28,755)	Not measurably different
Rawlins Township	2.8 mi	$285,500 (±$90,323)	Not measurably different
East Galena Township	4.3 mi	$300,400 (±$43,493)	Higher
St. Donatus	5.1 mi	$203,300 (±$84,051)	Not measurably different
Menominee Township	5.6 mi	$201,600 (±$41,298)	Not measurably different
Rice Township	6.3 mi	$280,200 (±$105,487)	Not measurably different
Menominee	6.5 mi	$257,900 (±$35,081)	Not measurably different
The Galena Territory	6.9 mi	$324,700 (±$46,268)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Galena Township, IL ($300,400), The Galena Territory, IL ($324,700).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Jo Daviess County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
3	The Galena Territory	$324,700 (±$46,268)
4	Wards Grove Township	$311,700 (±$59,706)
5	East Galena Township	$300,400 (±$43,493)
6	Rawlins Township	$285,500 (±$90,323)
7	Rice Township	$280,200 (±$105,487)
8	Menominee	$257,900 (±$35,081)
9	West Galena Township	$238,100 (±$29,438)
10	Galena	$233,200 (±$28,755)
11	Derinda Township	$210,500 (±$52,468)
12	Scales Mound Township	$207,100 (±$30,843)
13	Menominee Township	$201,600 (±$41,298)
14	Dunleith Township	$195,100 (±$44,201)
15	Council Hill Township	$195,000 (±$149,045)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Jo Daviess County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about West Galena Township

What is the average home value in West Galena Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $238,100 (±$29,438) for owner-occupied homes in West Galena Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in West Galena Township gone up?

In West Galena Township, the median home value went from $166,000 in 2015–2019 to $238,100 in 2020–2024 (+43.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in West Galena Township sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for West Galena township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (county subdivision:80359, in state:17 county:085).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.