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Housing in Ina

A typical Ina home is worth roughly $104,000

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Typical home value
$104K
IL $298K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$930
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,604
IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Ina?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.9 years of income

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

You could afford about
$193,000
Typical Ina home $104K

That covers a typical Ina home, with $89K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$680
Loan $520Tax $130Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $930 a month here, $250 more than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ina’s typical property tax (1.54% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $930

Renters already here pay a median of $536, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690
1 bedroom$700
2 bedrooms$930
3 bedrooms$1,120
4 bedrooms$1,240
36%
of households rent · IL 33%
71
renter households
39%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IL 48%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$536
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Jefferson County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Ina in 2025. The last year with any was 2021 (3 new homes).

Single-family
012345 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
18
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−697
New homes+15

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Ina's population fell by 697 even though 15 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021330$265,000
2020330$265,000
2019330$265,000
2018330$265,000
2017330$265,000
2016330$265,000
2015330$265,000
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008000—
2007000—
2006110$132,000
2005110$75,000
2004000—
2003000—
2002220$253,000
2001550$390,000
2000000—

Ina's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

The homes

64% of Ina households own their home

Half of Ina’s homes were built before 1988.

Owners and renters
Own 64%Rent 36%

Illinois: 67% own.

1988
typical home built · IL 1971
$1,604
median property tax bill · IL $5,298
1.54%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IL 2.01%
4%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

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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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.

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