A number of Midwest cities rose to the top of Zillow’s most popular housing markets list, but one Illinois community outranked them all.
Rockford was named America’s most popular city for home shoppers in 2025 by the housing and real estate website. Zillow ranked the top markets across the nation, and of the nation’s top 10, six are in the Midwest, one is in Texas, one is on the West Coast and two are in the Northeast.
According to the real estate website, homebuyers overwhelmingly prioritized affordability, with most of the top 10 markets offering houses under $350,000. In addition, these housing markets offer growing job access, provide “more breathing room and less financial strain” and offer “big-city opportunities without big-city costs.”
Rockford emerged as one of the fastest-moving housing markets; homes typically went under contract in just five days and more than three out of five page views came from shoppers outside the area, Zillow stated.
With it being located roughly 90 miles from Chicago, Rockford “offers access to a major job hub without big-city housing costs,” according to the real estate website.
To determine the rankings, Zillow analyzed housing metrics that reflect consumer demand, including page-view traffic, home value growth and how quickly homes sell.
Rockford may have been number one, but it wasn’t the only Illinois market to make the list; Springfield claimed the ninth spot.
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