A typical Clarksburg home is worth roughly $156,000
Home prices around Clarksburg have risen about 43% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Clarksburg?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
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 Clarksburg home, with $93K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960 a month here, $120 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Illinois typical property tax (2.01% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
100% of Clarksburg households own their home
Half of Clarksburg’s homes were built before 1975.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home prices up 43% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Clarksburg rose 43% over the past 5 years, slower than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices fell 1.5%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Clarksburg, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Shelby County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Clarksburg vs. its neighbors
Clarksburg is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg | $156K* | −1.5%† | $960 | $73,750 |
| Shelbyville | $154K | +4.3% | $920 | $54,423 |
| Lakewood | $206K | +8.6% | $920 | $115,875 |
| Prairie | $144K* | — | $1,050 | $68,333 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Clarksburg buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.