Bement, IL housing market
The typical Bement home is worth about $176,000, up 1% in a year, 41% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bement compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Bement at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Bement | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $108,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $120,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $121,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $134,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $142,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $147,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $157,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $153,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $162,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $176,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $176,000 | $298,000 |
Bement and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bement | $176K | +1% | $990 | $79,167 |
| Monticello | $285K | +5.1% | $1,140 | $99,256 |
| Cerro Gordo | $147K | −8.3% | $1,050 | $86,193 |
| Sadorus | $205K | +10.3% | $1,010 | $105,313 |
2.2 years of income
The typical Bement home costs about 2.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bement is $990 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Bement pay a median of $807, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 15% of the town's median household income.
Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,300
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61813, 61851, 61856; Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.