The 10 Most Expensive Homes for Sale in Central Illinois
We pulled every active single-family listing across our ten-county service area on August 31, 2026 and sorted by price. The ten most expensive homes on the market run from $925,000 to $1,599,900 — and what came back says more about this market than any median-price chart could. Only 5 homes are listed above $1 million across all ten counties, every one of the top ten sits in Sangamon County, and the single most expensive listing in the region isn’t a house at all.
3755 Timber Ridge Drive, Cantrall
Filed under Residential, but this is a farm: 663.30 acres in Cantrall with a 2,052-square-foot house on it. At $7.5M it works out to roughly $11,300 an acre — right in line with what quality Sangamon County cropland trades for. The house is incidental to the transaction.
It is the single most expensive listing in the region by a factor of four — and it belongs in a different conversation entirely. If land is what you’re actually shopping for, start with our farm & recreational land pages instead.
Now the homes — counting up to number one.
We start at number ten and work up to the most expensive home in Central Illinois. Every one of these is an active listing as of August 31, 2026; at this end of the market they can sit for months, but they can also go under contract in a week. Click any photo to see the full listing.
1013 E Lake Shore DriveSpringfield, IL 62712
- 4 bd
- 5 ba
- 4,616 sq ft
- Built 1967
4,616 square feet on Lake Springfield, built in 1967, at about $200 a foot. Waterfront is the scarcest product in Central Illinois — there is essentially one lake at this price tier and a finite number of doors on it — which is why a 1967 house holds a number like this.
$200 per square foot
1050 Williams BoulevardSpringfield, IL 62704
- 6 bd
- 7 ba
- 6,568 sq ft
- Built 1920
Built in 1920, and at 6,568 square feet it is the largest home in the entire top ten — yet at roughly $141 a square foot it is comfortably the cheapest per foot. Six bedrooms, seven baths on one of Springfield’s grand old boulevards. The lesson buried in that number: historic square footage is cheap, new suburban square footage is expensive. Same market, nearly 3× the spread.
$141 per square foot
630 S Farmingdale RoadNew Berlin, IL 62670
- 5 bd
- 6 ba
- 5,558 sq ft
- 8.14 acres
- Built 1997
5,558 square feet, five bedrooms, six baths, and 8.14 acres — at roughly $167 a square foot this is the cheapest finished space in the top ten after the Williams Boulevard grande dame. A 1997 build between New Berlin and Springfield’s west edge, it is the one to study if you want maximum house and land while staying under $1M.
$167 per square foot
6813 Wesley Chapel RoadChatham, IL 62629
- 3 bd
- 3 ba
- 2,634 sq ft
- 14.44 acres
- Built 1997
Three bedrooms and 2,634 square feet — modest on paper — but sitting on 14.44 acres in Chatham. Nearly $1M for a three-bedroom house only makes sense once you read the acreage. Another clean example of the theme running through this entire list: at the top of the Central Illinois market you are buying land.
$378 per square foot
3315 Sudduth RoadSherman, IL 62684
- 5 bd
- 5 ba
- 3,882 sq ft
- 1.74 acres
- Built 2025
A 2025 build just under the seven-figure line — 3,882 square feet on 1.74 acres. At roughly $256 a foot it is the best per-square-foot value among the new construction here. Sherman has quietly become a place where new homes get built at this price, which was not true five years ago.
$256 per square foot
3005 State Route 97 HighwayPleasant Plains, IL 62677
- 5 bd
- 5 ba
- 4,311 sq ft
- 5.00 acres
- Built 2008
A custom one-owner build from 2008 — five bedrooms, five baths, 4,311 square feet on five acres outside Pleasant Plains. At about $255 a square foot it is priced like the Springfield suburbs without being in them. The seven-figure tier is no longer just Springfield and its immediate ring; western Sangamon County acreage now carries it too.
$255 per square foot
6263 Bunker Hill RoadNew Berlin, IL 62670
- 4 bd
- 6 ba
- 4,364 sq ft
- 7.21 acres
- Built 2005
The highest-priced property outside Springfield proper. Four bedrooms, six baths, 4,364 square feet on 7.21 acres in New Berlin — a town most buyers would not think to search at this price point. That is exactly the point: at the top of this market, acreage within commuting distance of Springfield is the product.
$275 per square foot
5405 Reserve BoulevardSpringfield, IL 62711
- 5 bd
- 5 ba
- 3,874 sq ft
- 1.09 acres
- Built 2012
Five bedrooms and five baths across 3,874 square feet, built in 2012 on a single manicured acre on Springfield’s west side. At roughly $322 a square foot there is no acreage story here — this is what a turnkey, finish-driven price looks like in 62711, the ZIP that anchors most of this list.
$322 per square foot
3404 Embassy RoadSpringfield, IL 62711
- 6 bd
- 6 ba
- 6,014 sq ft
- Built 2003
Six bedrooms and six baths across 6,014 square feet, built in 2003 in Springfield’s 62711 — the ZIP that shows up on this list more than any other. At about $258 a square foot it is one of the better per-foot values in the top five, which tells you the price is coming from the finish level and the square footage rather than acreage.
$258 per square foot
6249 Old Salem LaneSpringfield, IL 62711
- 5 bd
- 6 ba
- 3,084 sq ft
- 14.30 acres
- Built 2011
At $1.6M this is the most expensive home on the Central Illinois market right now — down from $1.8M earlier this summer, and still the highest price on this list. A big share of that number is the 14.3 acres underneath it, not the 3,084 square feet on top: roughly $519 a square foot, far and away the highest here. You are buying privacy and land inside the Springfield school-tax base, and paying for it.
$519 per square foot
What this list actually tells you
The luxury tier here is a Springfield story. All ten of the priciest homes in a ten-county footprint sit in Sangamon County — Springfield itself plus the ring of Chatham, Sherman, New Berlin, and Pleasant Plains. Not one is in Jacksonville, Petersburg, or Carlinville. That isn’t a knock on those towns — it reflects where the region’s highest incomes are concentrated.
Above about $900,000, you stop buying houses and start buying land. The $1.6M leader is really 14 acres. A three-bedroom on Wesley Chapel Road asks $995,000 because it comes with 14.44 acres. The most expensive listing in the region is 663 acres of farm ground. Square footage is not what sets the ceiling in Central Illinois — acreage is.
Old space is cheap; new space is expensive. The largest home on this list — 6,568 square feet, built in 1920 — is also the cheapest per square foot at roughly $141. A fully finished 2012 build on Springfield’s Reserve Boulevard runs about $322 a foot. That is more than a 2× spread inside one market, and it is the single most useful thing on this page if you are deciding what to buy.
The high end is thin. 5 homes above $1 million across ten counties is a very small pool. If you are selling in this tier, your buyer may take a while to arrive. If you are buying, you have far more leverage than the headline prices suggest.
These are the ten on the market today.
Luxury inventory in Central Illinois turns over quietly, and the best properties at this level often trade before they’re widely seen. Tell an Apex agent what you’re looking for and we’ll show you what’s actually available — including what hasn’t hit the MLS yet.
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What is the most expensive home for sale in Central Illinois right now?+
As of August 31, 2026, the highest-priced single-family home on the market across our ten-county area is 6249 Old Salem Lane in Springfield, listed at $1,599,900. The highest-priced listing of any kind is a 663-acre farm in Cantrall at $7,500,000 — but that is a land transaction with a house on it, not a luxury home.
Why are almost all the expensive homes in Sangamon County?+
Because that is where the buyers with those budgets work. 10 of the top ten sit in Sangamon County — Springfield and its ring of Chatham, Sherman, New Berlin, and Pleasant Plains. State government, the medical systems, and the legal community concentrate high incomes in the Springfield metro, and the luxury inventory follows. Jacksonville, Petersburg, Carlinville and the rest of the region have excellent homes, but the seven-figure tier is overwhelmingly a Springfield-area phenomenon.
What does $1 million buy in Central Illinois?+
Considerably more than it does almost anywhere else. At the million-dollar mark here you are typically looking at 3,000–6,000 finished square feet, four to six bedrooms, and often several acres. The median in this top ten works out to roughly $258 per square foot. In Chicago’s North Shore or St. Louis’s inner suburbs, the same money buys a fraction of the space and none of the land.
Is Central Illinois luxury real estate a good investment?+
The high end of this market is thin — only 5 homes are listed above $1 million across ten counties at the moment. Thin markets cut both ways: there is little competition when you buy, but the buyer pool is equally small when you sell, and days-on-market above $700,000 runs far longer than the $150K–$275K band where most local activity happens. Plan on a longer holding period and talk to an agent about comparable sales before you assume appreciation.
Why is the biggest house on the list also the cheapest per square foot?+
It is a genuine pattern, not a fluke. The 6,568-square-foot home on Williams Boulevard was built in 1920 and prices around $141 a square foot, while a fully finished 2012 build on Reserve Boulevard prices near $322 a square foot. Buyers at this level are paying for newer construction, current finishes, and school district — not raw space. Historic square footage in Central Illinois is some of the best value in the state.
How often is this list updated?+
We rebuild it directly from the MLS every two months, so the homes you see are the ones actually listed today. Luxury inventory here turns over slowly but it does turn over — a property on this list may go under contract at any time. For live results, use our Central Illinois luxury home search, which updates continuously.