A typical Canteen home is worth roughly $74,000
What kind of housing town is Canteen?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.5 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Canteen home, with $94K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,100 a month here, $590 more than owning.
How Canteen ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Canteen’s typical property tax (2.06% 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 $1,100
Renters already here pay a median of $1,134.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (St. Louis, MO-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.
80% of Canteen households own their home
Half of Canteen’s homes were built before 1957.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Canteen vs. its neighbors
Canteen is the 4th priciest of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canteen | $74K* | — | $1,100 | — | $49,755 |
| East St. Louis | $36K | −1.6% | $1,060 | — | $35,700 |
| East St. Louis | $53K* | — | $1,060 | 59 | $35,700 |
| Washington Park | $34K | −1.7% | $1,010 | 0 | $38,750 |
| Fairview Heights | $199K | +1.5% | $1,320 | 12 | $80,930 |
| Caseyville | $114K | −3.1% | $1,310 | — | $87,204 |
| Fairmont City | $67K | −2.4% | $1,010 | — | $48,147 |
| Nameoki | $142K* | +6.8%† | $1,050 | — | $65,176 |
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.