Housing in Eden

A typical Eden home is worth roughly $185,000

Home prices around Eden have risen about 51% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$185K

▲ 11.1% in a year · IL $298K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,848

IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Eden?

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

Prices climbing fastUp 11.1% in a year.Your money goes further38% below the Illinois typical home.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1952.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 51% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Eden rose 51% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 11%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Eden home at roughly $185,000 today.

Eden areaIllinois

+11%

past year

+51%

past 5 years

+76%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $185K.

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

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

$273,000

Typical Eden home $185K

That covers a typical Eden home, with $88K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,300

Loan $920Tax $330Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $320 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

LaSalle$123K Peru$157K Hope$121K Granville$169K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Eden’s typical property tax (2.11% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

83% of Eden households own their home

Half of Eden’s homes were built before 1952.

Owners and renters

Own 83%Rent 17%

Illinois: 67% own.

1952

typical home built · IL 1971

$2,848

median property tax bill · IL $5,298

2.11%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · IL 2.01%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Renters already here pay a median of $1,116.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700

1 bedroom$740

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,300

4 bedrooms$1,540

17%

of households rent · IL 33%

renter households

28%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IL 48%

14%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,116

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (La Salle 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

Eden vs. its neighbors

Eden is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Eden$185K Granville$169K Peru$157K LaSalle$123K Hope$121K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Eden	$185K*	+11.1%†	$980	$81,786
LaSalle	$123K*	+13.3%†	$1,070	$61,240
Peru	$157K*	+6.6%†	$970	$75,417
Deer Park	—	+14.1%†	$1,010	$91,429
Hope	$121K*	—	$1,040	$95,625
Granville	$169K	−1.5%	$920	$70,709

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.