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Housing in Covington

A typical Covington home is worth roughly $220,000

Typical home value
$220K
IL $298K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$930
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,800
IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Covington?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

100% of Covington households own their home

Half of Covington’s homes were built before 1973.

Owners and renters
Own 100%

Illinois: 67% own.

1973
typical home built · IL 1971
$3,800
median property tax bill · IL $5,298
6%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Covington

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$280,000
Typical Covington home $220K

That covers a typical Covington home, with $60K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,520
Loan $1,090Tax $370Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $930 a month here, $590 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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $930

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$640
1 bedroom$850
2 bedrooms$930
3 bedrooms$1,260
4 bedrooms$1,290
0%
of households rent · IL 33%

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

Next door

Covington vs. its neighbors

Covington is the priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Covington$220K*—$930—$65,000
Lake$127K*+2.7%†$1,090—$73,448
Santa Fe$206K*—$1,030—$89,079
Hoyleton$166K+11.9%$930—$100,000
Nashville$188K+7.2%$950—$63,029
Okawville$181K+10.3%$930—$84,792
Nashville$157K*—$9502$63,170

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.

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