A typical Allison home is worth roughly $77,000
Home prices around Allison have risen about 62% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Allison?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.4 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Allison home, with $154K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950 a month here, $530 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Allison’s typical property tax (0.26% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lawrence County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home prices up 62% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Allison rose 62% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 6.9%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Allison, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
24% of Allison households own their home
Half of Allison’s homes were built before 2013.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Allison vs. its neighbors
Allison is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison | $77K* | +6.9%† | $950 | $54,195 |
| Vincennes | $172K | +4.8% | $970 | $58,588 |
| Washington | $141K* | — | $960 | $51,786 |
| Russell | — | +6.9%† | $960 | $78,750 |
| Lawrence | $106K* | +6.9%† | $950 | $50,291 |
| Denison | $127K* | — | $930 | $70,833 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.