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Housing in Ridott

A typical Ridott home is worth roughly $172,000

Typical home value
$172K
IL $298K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,070
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$3,625
IL $5,298

What kind of housing town is Ridott?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.1 years of income

Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$277,000
Typical Ridott home $172K

That covers a typical Ridott home, with $105K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,200
Loan $850Tax $300Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $130 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ridott’s typical property tax (2.11% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070

Renters already here pay a median of $833, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$770
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$1,070
3 bedrooms$1,360
4 bedrooms$1,500
25%
of households rent · IL 33%
113
renter households
21%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IL 48%
15%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$833
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Stephenson County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

75% of Ridott households own their home

Half of Ridott’s homes were built before 1967.

Owners and renters
Own 75%Rent 25%

Illinois: 67% own.

1967
typical home built · IL 1971
$3,625
median property tax bill · IL $5,298
2.11%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IL 2.01%
4%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Ridott vs. its neighbors

Ridott is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Ridott$172K*—$1,070$83,214
Pecatonica$242K+9.1%$1,310$81,012
Rock Run$165K*—$1,210$90,083
Silver Creek—+11.5%†$940$57,000
Leaf River$129K+15.4%$1,350$85,833

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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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.

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