Great starter or investment home! This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ranch home is just five blocks from the NIU campus and eight minutes to the I-88 interstate! Galley kitchen, separate dining room and cozy fireplace in living room. The basement also has a finished recreation room.
Single-familyProperty Type
1957Year Built
8,712 sq ftLot Size
$213Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 spaceParking
Listed by Derek Eisenberg• Continental Real Estate Group
Bought with Kasey Zeimet• American Realty Illinois LLC
3BR 2BA ranch. Fresh carpet and paint throughout. Galley kitchen, separate dining room and cozy fireplace in living room. Additional living space in basement. This property is eligible under the Freddie Mac First Look Initiative through 11/17/2013. Sold "AS-IS". No survey or disclosures. Taxes prorated at 100%. Pre-Approval Letter/Proof of funds & copy of certified earnest money required to submit offer.
Public Records
Apr 9, 2007
Sold
$160,000
$132/sq ft
MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid #07345913
Apr 6, 2007
Sold (MLS)
$165,000
$136/sq ft
Aug 15, 2006
Listed
$179,900
$149/sq ft
Comfortable 3 bedroom ranch, freshly painted in and out. Living room with fireplace. Knotty pine dining room, kitchen with loads of cabinets and built-ins. Basement with 3/4 bath with double shower, a large rec room, and an exit door. Fenced yard. 23 x 10'10 brick patio. Short distance to NIU campus.
Public Records
Nov 15, 1996
Sold
$90,000
$74/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,103 (+9.5%)
$11,712 + $58,889
$70,601
2024
$4,658 (−1.4%)
$11,712 + $58,889
$70,601
2023
$4,727 (+3.2%)
$10,695 + $53,775
$64,470
2022
$4,580 (−14.0%)
$9,325 + $46,887
$56,212
2021
$5,327 (+12.0%)
$10,642 + $40,679
$51,321
2020
$4,757 (+2.6%)
$9,981 + $38,153
$48,134
2019
$4,636 (+3.0%)
$9,436 + $36,070
$45,506
2018
$4,503 (−0.3%)
$9,116 + $34,847
$43,963
2017
$4,516 (+1.6%)
$8,763 + $33,497
$42,260
2016
$4,447 (+1.3%)
$8,763 + $33,497
$42,260
2015
$4,391 (+0.9%)
$8,542 + $32,651
$41,193
2014
$4,353 (−15.3%)
$11,711 + $27,608
$39,319
2013
$5,140 (+17.7%)
$12,301 + $29,000
$41,301
2012
$4,367 (+1.0%)
$13,507 + $31,844
$45,351
2011
$4,322 (+0.9%)
$14,838 + $34,982
$49,820
2010
$4,283 (−0.2%)
$15,264 + $37,291
$52,555
2009
$4,290 (+2.6%)
$16,252 + $39,705
$55,957
2008
$4,180
$16,012 + $39,118
$55,130
Tax history for 809 Charles St
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,103 (+9.5%)
$11,712 + $58,889
$70,601
2024
$4,658 (−1.4%)
$11,712 + $58,889
$70,601
2023
$4,727 (+3.2%)
$10,695 + $53,775
$64,470
2022
$4,580 (−14.0%)
$9,325 + $46,887
$56,212
2021
$5,327 (+12.0%)
$10,642 + $40,679
$51,321
2020
$4,757 (+2.6%)
$9,981 + $38,153
$48,134
2019
$4,636 (+3.0%)
$9,436 + $36,070
$45,506
2018
$4,503 (−0.3%)
$9,116 + $34,847
$43,963
2017
$4,516 (+1.6%)
$8,763 + $33,497
$42,260
2016
$4,447 (+1.3%)
$8,763 + $33,497
$42,260
2015
$4,391 (+0.9%)
$8,542 + $32,651
$41,193
2014
$4,353 (−15.3%)
$11,711 + $27,608
$39,319
2013
$5,140 (+17.7%)
$12,301 + $29,000
$41,301
2012
$4,367 (+1.0%)
$13,507 + $31,844
$45,351
2011
$4,322 (+0.9%)
$14,838 + $34,982
$49,820
2010
$4,283 (−0.2%)
$15,264 + $37,291
$52,555
2009
$4,290 (+2.6%)
$16,252 + $39,705
$55,957
2008
$4,180
$16,012 + $39,118
$55,130
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Permits
Beds
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Baths
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Stories
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Lot width
60 ft.
Lot depth
138 ft.
Lot size
8,536 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
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Year built
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Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
815326005
Parking Spaces
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Basement
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Accessible
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HOA Dues
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Garage
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Features
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Last updated by owner on Oct 9, 2026.
May 1, 2026 • Final
Res - roof
Roofing
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