A typical Guilford home is worth roughly $358,000
What kind of housing town is Guilford?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
96% of Guilford households own their home
Half of Guilford’s homes were built before 1993.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
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 Guilford home, with $62K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950 a month here, $1,360 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Guilford’s typical property tax (1.44% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
Renters already here pay a median of $1,308.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Jo Daviess County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Guilford vs. its neighbors
Guilford is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford | $358K* | — | $950 | $115,647 |
| East Galena | $300K* | +13.5%† | $930 | $103,008 |
| Thompson | $330K* | — | $1,140 | $108,750 |
| Elizabeth | $200K | +4.8% | $980 | $66,250 |
| The Galena Territory | $325K* | +13.5%† | $930 | $117,548 |
| Scales Mound | $221K | +6.4% | $920 | $69,762 |
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 Guilford 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. 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.