A typical Illini home is worth roughly $165,000
What kind of housing town is Illini?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.7 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Illini home, with $167K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $170 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Illini’s typical property tax (2.07% 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 $980
Renters already here pay a median of $804, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Decatur, IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
79% of Illini households own their home
Half of Illini’s homes were built before 1971.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Illini vs. its neighbors
Illini is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illini | $165K* | — | $980 | $98,594 |
| Harristown | $136K | +4.4% | $1,040 | $76,518 |
| Hickory Point | $153K* | +3.5%† | $1,100 | $58,673 |
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.