A typical Keene home is worth roughly $93,000
What kind of housing town is Keene?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 1.3 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Keene home, with $176K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $490 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Keene’s typical property tax (0.89% 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 $1,040
Renters already here pay a median of $658, 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 (Adams County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
78% of Keene households own their home
Half of Keene’s homes were built before 1959.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Keene vs. its neighbors
Keene is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene | $93K* | — | $1,040 | $69,135 |
| Honey Creek | $162K* | — | $1,100 | $88,438 |
| Lima | $196K* | — | $1,060 | $47,000 |
| Mendon | $211K | +12% | $1,130 | $76,048 |
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 Keene 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.