A typical Brushy home is worth roughly $162,000
What kind of housing town is Brushy?
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A typical home costs 2.1 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Brushy home, with $121K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $40 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Brushy’s typical property tax (1.23% 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 $970
Renters already here pay a median of $853, 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 (Hamilton County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
83% of Brushy households own their home
Half of Brushy’s homes were built before 1991.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Brushy vs. its neighbors
Brushy is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy | $162K* | — | $970 | $76,131 |
| Carrier Mills | $71K | −5.8% | $930 | $53,189 |
| Galatia | $126K | +4.2% | $1,060 | $47,538 |
| Harrisburg | $94K | −1.9% | $920 | $46,474 |
| Raleigh | $148K | +4.2% | $970 | $90,515 |
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.