Berlin, IL housing market
Home prices around Berlin have risen about 48% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Berlin compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 48% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Berlin rose 48% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Illinois. Last year prices rose 7.9%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +7.9% | +72% | +96% |
| 2024 | +11% | +59% | +85% |
| 2023 | +2.8% | +44% | +73% |
| 2022 | +12% | +40% | +61% |
| 2021 | +7.2% | +24% | +44% |
| 2020 | −0.3% | +16% | +33% |
| 2019 | +6.1% | +16% | +32% |
| 2018 | −1.3% | +9.7% | +28% |
| 2017 | +1.6% | +11% | +25% |
| 2016 | +0.9% | +9.4% | +22% |
| 2015 | +0.4% | +8.4% | +19% |
| 2014 | −0.1% | +8% | +15% |
| 2013 | −0.5% | +8.1% | +11% |
| 2012 | −0.7% | +8.6% | +11% |
| 2011 | −5.8% | +9.4% | +14% |
| 2010 | −3.2% | +16% | +21% |
| 2009 | −4.9% | +20% | +29% |
| 2008 | +2.3% | +26% | +40% |
| 2007 | +1.8% | +23% | +45% |
| 2006 | +6.7% | +21% | +43% |
| 2005 | +5.1% | +14% | +35% |
| 2004 | +3% | +8.1% | +24% |
| 2003 | 0% | +4.9% | +15% |
| 2002 | +0.9% | +4.9% | +11% |
| 2001 | +4% | +4% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 61356, 61337, 61330, 61312, covering 56% of Berlin’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Berlin and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | +7.9%† | $1,030 | $83,636 |
| La Moille | $178K | +6% | $950 | $69,604 |
| Selby | — | +7.9%† | $980 | $66,774 |
| Dover | — | +7.5%† | $970 | $69,342 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Berlin is $1,030 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Berlin pay a median of $1,033.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,430
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61312, 61330, 61337, 61356; Bureau County, IL), 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. 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.