A typical Looking Glass home is worth roughly $262,000
Home prices around Looking Glass have risen about 57% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Looking Glass?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 57% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Looking Glass rose 57% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 7.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Looking Glass home at roughly $262,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $262K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Looking Glass, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.8 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Looking Glass home, with $50K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,280 a month here, $520 less than owning.
How Looking Glass ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Looking Glass’s typical property tax (1.96% 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 $1,280
Renters already here pay a median of $1,119, 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 (St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
73% of Looking Glass households own their home
Half of Looking Glass’s homes were built before 1978.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Looking Glass vs. its neighbors
Looking Glass is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Glass | $262K* | +7.7%† | $1,280 | $92,163 |
| Germantown | $255K | +8.3% | $1,030 | $96,806 |
| Sugar Creek | $236K* | −3.6%† | $1,050 | $102,723 |
| Mascoutah | $269K | +2.4% | $1,300 | $98,125 |
| Engelmann | $346K* | +2.8%† | $1,310 | $143,333 |
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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What Looking Glass buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.