A typical Blue Ridge home is worth roughly $169,000
What kind of housing town is Blue Ridge?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Blue Ridge home, with $129K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190 a month here, $40 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Blue Ridge’s typical property tax (1.88% 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 $1,190
Renters already here pay a median of $1,021, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bloomington, IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
85% of Blue Ridge households own their home
Half of Blue Ridge’s homes were built before 1968.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Blue Ridge vs. its neighbors
Blue Ridge is the 3rd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge | $169K* | — | $1,190 | $86,705 |
| Santa Anna | $146K* | −4.4%† | $1,210 | $72,917 |
| Bellflower | $154K | +1.2% | $1,060 | $76,667 |
| Sangamon | $303K* | — | $1,140 | $120,771 |
| Goose Creek | $95K* | — | $1,050 | $59,417 |
| Mahomet | $352K | +3.9% | $1,340 | $115,615 |
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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What Blue Ridge buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. 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.