A typical Boone home is worth roughly $165,000
What kind of housing town is Boone?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.7 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Boone home, with $145K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,210 a month here, $10 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Boone’s typical property tax (2.56% 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 $1,210
Renters already here pay a median of $992, 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 (Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
82% of Boone households own their home
Half of Boone’s homes were built before 1988.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Boone vs. its neighbors
Boone is the least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone | $165K* | — | $1,210 | $98,438 |
| Poplar Grove | $280K | +6.1% | $1,710 | $110,647 |
| Dunham | $247K* | +11.9%† | $1,430 | $92,697 |
| LeRoy | — | +7.1%† | $1,420 | $95,208 |
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. 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.