For Wilmette Homeowners
What’s Your Wilmette Home Worth?
Wilmette homes draw families for the schools, the walkability, and a market that's consistently active across price tiers. Whether you're in CAGE, Kenilworth Gardens, or the lakefront blocks, we can tell you exactly what your home is worth today.
Wilmette Market Data
Detached single family. Year to date through August 2026.
Median Sale Price
$1,400,000
Up 15.8% from $1,209,000 a year ago
Median Days on Market
7
Half of homes here go under contract inside a week
Percent of Original List
104.4%
Sellers are closing above their first asking price
Months of Supply
0.7
Barely any inventory. Under one month is unusual even here
Homes Sold
309
January through August 2026
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Local Market Context
Pricing Wilmette homes accurately
What these numbers mean for your house
The median Wilmette home went under contract in 7 days. The average was 26 days. That gap is the whole pricing conversation.
An average several times higher than the median does not mean homes are slow here. It means most sell almost immediately and a small number sit for months, and the ones that sit are usually the ones that came out too high. The market decides in the first two weeks.
At 0.7 months of supply, down from 1.1 a year ago, there is almost nothing available. Sellers are receiving 104.4% of their original asking price, measured against the first list price rather than a reduced one.
Attached homes are a different market. The median was $565,000 across 91 sales, up 7.6% from last year, with 1.0 months of supply.
We wrote about why that gap exists across all nine North Shore towns in Half of North Shore Homes Sell in About a Week.
The Wilmette Market
Wilmette's strength is breadth: classic colonials in CAGE, vintage homes near the Bahá'í Temple, mid-century in West Wilmette, and renovated cottages walkable to Plaza del Lago. Buyer activity stays healthy because of the mix, Wilmette serves first-time North Shore buyers and trade-up families equally well.
What Drives Value Here
Walkability to a Metra line and the lakefront is a meaningful premium. School district lines, District 39 and New Trier, matter to most buyers. Lot size, basement finish, and renovation quality consistently move price, but Wilmette's market is also one of the more emotional buying decisions on the North Shore, the right block can outperform comps.
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Three steps to a precise valuation
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Common Questions
Wilmette home values, answered
What is my Wilmette home worth?
The median detached single family home in Wilmette sold for $1,400,000 year to date through August 2026, up 15.8% from $1,209,000 over the same period in 2025. Your own number depends on the block, the lot, the condition of the house and what else is available at the time. The median is a starting point, not an answer. Source: MRED.
How long does it take to sell a house in Wilmette?
The median home went under contract in 7 days year to date through August 2026. The average was 26 days. The two differ because most homes sell quickly while a smaller number stay on the market much longer, which pulls the average up. Source: MRED.
Is now a good time to sell in Wilmette?
Wilmette had 0.7 months of supply as of August 2026, compared with 1.1 months a year earlier. Under three months of supply is generally considered a seller’s market. Sellers closed at 104.4% of their original asking price year to date. Source: MRED.
Do Wilmette homes sell for more than the asking price?
On average yes. Detached homes closed at 104.4% of their original list price year to date through August 2026, compared with 102.9% a year earlier. That figure is measured against the first asking price rather than a reduced one. Source: MRED.
How many homes sell in Wilmette each year?
309 detached single family homes closed between January and August 2026, compared with 291 over the same period in 2025. Attached homes added another 91 sales at a median of $565,000. Source: MRED.
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