A typical Dix home is worth roughly $159,000
Home prices around Dix have risen about 54% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Dix?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 54% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Dix rose 54% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 17%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Dix, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.1 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Dix home, with $38K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $20 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Dix’s typical property tax (0.94% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
77% of Dix households own their home
Half of Dix’s homes were built before 1945.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
Renters already here pay a median of $950.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bloomington, IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Dix vs. its neighbors
Dix is the 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dix | $159K* | +16.8%† | $980 | $51,016 |
| Peach Orchard | $81K* | — | $920 | $55,714 |
| East Bend | $306K* | +8.3%† | $1,040 | $128,895 |
| Drummer | $152K* | +19.2%† | $990 | $51,497 |
| Patton | $126K* | +3.5%† | $1,020 | $66,750 |
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.
On the market in Dix
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Dix buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.