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Housing in Cedar

A typical Cedar home is worth roughly $151,000

Home prices around Cedar have risen about 32% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$151K
▲ 4.9% in a year · IL $298K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$930
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,205
IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Cedar?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$233,000
Typical Cedar home $151K

That covers a typical Cedar home, with $82K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,010
Loan $750Tax $220Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $930 a month here, $80 less than owning.

How Cedar ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Cedar’s typical property tax (1.76% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $930

Renters already here pay a median of $739, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700
1 bedroom$730
2 bedrooms$930
3 bedrooms$1,210
4 bedrooms$1,390
22%
of households rent · IL 33%
319
renter households
56%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IL 48%
17%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$739
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

78% of Cedar households own their home

Half of Cedar’s homes were built before 1951.

Owners and renters
Own 78%Rent 22%

Illinois: 67% own.

1951
typical home built · IL 1971
$2,205
median property tax bill · IL $5,298
1.76%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IL 2.01%
3%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Price trend

Home prices up 32% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Cedar rose 32% over the past 5 years, slower than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 4.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Cedar home at roughly $151,000 today.

Cedar areaIllinois
0%+50%+100%200020052010201520202025
+4.9%
past year
+32%
past 5 years
+47%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $151K.

How Cedar ranks on rising home prices →

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Cedar, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Next door

Cedar vs. its neighbors

Cedar is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Cedar$151K*+4.9%†$930$66,713
Orange$307K*—$1,130$82,426
Floyd$122K*—$920$91,855
Indian Point$80K*—$930$62,586
Galesburg$108K+12.1%$930$84,722

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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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