Mount Carroll, IL housing market
The typical Mount Carroll home is worth about $155,000, up 12.4% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mount Carroll compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Mount Carroll at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Mount Carroll | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $85,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $87,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $86,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $91,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $97,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $105,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $114,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $118,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $134,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $150,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $155,000 | $298,000 |
Mount Carroll and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carroll | $155K | +12.4% | $940 | — | $53,558 |
| Mount Carroll | — | — | $920 | 0 | $58,500 |
| Savanna | $100K | +13.5% | $960 | — | $49,955 |
2.9 years of income
The typical Mount Carroll home costs about 2.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Mount Carroll is $940 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Mount Carroll pay a median of $838, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,480
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61053, 61074; Carroll County, IL), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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.