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Bradford, IL housing market

Home prices around Bradford have risen about 55% over the past 5 years.

Home values, sales, trends and how Bradford compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

Price trend

Home prices up 55% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Bradford rose 55% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 13%.

Past year
+13%
Illinois: +5.7%
Past 5 years
+55%
Illinois: +47%
Past 10 years
+72%
Illinois: +65%
Bradford areaIllinois
0%+50%+100% 200020052010201520202025 2000: 0% since 20002001: +3.4% since 2000 · +3.4% that year2002: +4.4% since 2000 · +1% that year2003: +4% since 2000 · −0.4% that year2004: +9.8% since 2000 · +5.6% that year2005: +15% since 2000 · +5.1% that year2006: +29% since 2000 · +12% that year2007: +31% since 2000 · +1.8% that year2008: +31% since 2000 · −0.1% that year2009: +24% since 2000 · −5.5% that year2010: +17% since 2000 · −5.3% that year2011: +9.4% since 2000 · −6.8% that year2012: +8.8% since 2000 · −0.5% that year2013: +9.5% since 2000 · +0.7% that year2014: +9.8% since 2000 · +0.2% that year2015: +12% since 2000 · +2% that year2016: +6.1% since 2000 · −5.2% that year2017: +13% since 2000 · +6.8% that year2018: +21% since 2000 · +7.3% that year2019: +20% since 2000 · −1% that year2020: +24% since 2000 · +3.3% that year2021: +28% since 2000 · +3.1% that year2022: +44% since 2000 · +12% that year2023: +56% since 2000 · +8.5% that year2024: +71% since 2000 · +10% that year2025: +93% since 2000 · +13% that year Bradford +93%
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YearChange that yearSince 2000Illinois since 2000
2025+13%+93%+96%
2024+10%+71%+85%
2023+8.5%+56%+73%
2022+12%+44%+61%
2021+3.1%+28%+44%
2020+3.3%+24%+33%
2019−1%+20%+32%
2018+7.3%+21%+28%
2017+6.8%+13%+25%
2016−5.2%+6.1%+22%
2015+2%+12%+19%
2014+0.2%+9.8%+15%
2013+0.7%+9.5%+11%
2012−0.5%+8.8%+11%
2011−6.8%+9.4%+14%
2010−5.3%+17%+21%
2009−5.5%+24%+29%
2008−0.1%+31%+40%
2007+1.8%+31%+45%
2006+12%+29%+43%
2005+5.1%+15%+35%
2004+5.6%+9.8%+24%
2003−0.4%+4%+15%
2002+1%+4.4%+11%
2001+3.4%+3.4%+5.6%
2000———

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 61006, 61031, 61378, 61310, covering 64% of Bradford’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.

Nearby

Bradford and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Bradford — +12.6%† $970 $91,625
Franklin Grove $203K +13.9% $920 $63,194
Reynolds — +11.7%† $1,160 $116,250
Lee Center — +2.6%† $1,090 $75,694
Ashton $196K +8.3% $920 $71,087

† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
86.5%
Median tax bill
$3,768
Typical home built
1938

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bradford is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.

1 bedroom
$850
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$970
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,340
a month, with utilities

Studio $680 · 4 bedrooms $1,470

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61006, 61031, 61310, 61378; Lee 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.

On the market

Recent listings in Bradford

Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

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.

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