Homes in Kappa
Home prices around Kappa have risen about 49% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
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Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Kappa rose 49% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Illinois. Last year prices rose 6.2%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Kappa, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bloomington, IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Kappa in 2025. The last year with any was 2019 (3 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Kappa gained 2 residents while 13 new homes were permitted: about 0.2 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $646,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $646,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $646,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $325,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $375,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $480,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $480,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $480,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $960,000 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $521,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $40,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $40,000 |
Kappa'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.
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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. 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.