A typical Portland home is worth roughly $328,000
What kind of housing town is Portland?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
100% of Portland households own their home
Half of Portland’s homes were built before 1993.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
What it takes to buy in Portland
Try your own numbers below.
That’s $48K short of a typical Portland home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940 a month here, $1,330 less than owning.
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.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Portland vs. its neighbors
Portland is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | $328K* | — | $940 | $118,504 |
| Erie | $176K | +5% | $930 | $82,426 |
| Fenton | $239K | +8.7% | $990 | $58,950 |
| Canoe Creek | $107K* | — | $1,710 | $76,875 |
| Prophetstown | $171K | +7.6% | $930 | $68,618 |
| Phenix | $247K* | +8.6%† | $1,130 | $135,652 |
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 Portland 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.