Housing in Greene

A typical Greene home is worth roughly $136,000

Typical home value

$136K

IL $298K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,121

IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Greene?

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

Your money goes further54% below the Illinois typical home.A town of owners89% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.7 years of income

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

You could afford about

$255,000

Typical Greene home $136K

That covers a typical Greene home, with $118K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$980

Loan $680Tax $260Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $70 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Mercer$147K Suez$119K Rivoli$123K Preemption$196K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Greene’s typical property tax (2.29% 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

89% of Greene households own their home

Half of Greene’s homes were built before 1968.

Owners and renters

Own 89%Rent 11%

Illinois: 67% own.

1968

typical home built · IL 1971

$3,121

median property tax bill · IL $5,298

2.29%

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 $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $1,045.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750

1 bedroom$850

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,380

4 bedrooms$1,680

11%

of households rent · IL 33%

renter households

19%

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

16%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,045

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.

Next door

Greene vs. its neighbors

Greene is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Preemption$196K Mercer$147K Greene$136K Rivoli$123K Suez$119K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Greene	$136K*	—	$1,050	$78,056
Mercer	$147K*	+6.1%†	$1,030	$71,042
Suez	$119K*	—	$990	$87,143
Rivoli	$123K*	—	$960	$55,875
Preemption	$196K*	+5.5%†	$1,060	$85,673

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.