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Housing in Johnson

A typical Johnson home is worth roughly $132,000

Home prices around Johnson have risen about 71% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$132K
▲ 5.3% in a year · IL $298K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$980
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,381
IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Johnson?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Johnson

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$280,000
Typical Johnson home $132K

That covers a typical Johnson home, with $148K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$910
Loan $650Tax $220Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $70 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Illinois typical property tax (2.01% 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

100% of Johnson households own their home

Half of Johnson’s homes were built before 1971.

Owners and renters
Own 100%

Illinois: 67% own.

1971
typical home built · IL 1971
$2,381
median property tax bill · IL $5,298

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Price trend

Home prices up 71% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Johnson rose 71% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 5.3%.

Johnson areaIllinois
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+5.3%
past year
+71%
past 5 years
+88%
past 10 years

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$680
1 bedroom$750
2 bedrooms$980
3 bedrooms$1,210
4 bedrooms$1,350
0%
of households rent · IL 33%

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

Johnson vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Johnson. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Johnson$132K*+5.3%†$980$75,625
Crooked Creek—+5.3%†$950$56,700
Casey$136K+9.8%$980$59,679

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.

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