Rural, IL housing market
Home prices around Rural have risen about 46% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Rural compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 46% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Rural rose 46% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Illinois. Last year prices fell 0.9%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.9% | +104% | +96% |
| 2024 | +20% | +106% | +85% |
| 2023 | −0.4% | +72% | +73% |
| 2022 | +15% | +73% | +61% |
| 2021 | +7.1% | +50% | +44% |
| 2020 | −1.2% | +40% | +33% |
| 2019 | +4.2% | +42% | +32% |
| 2018 | +2.5% | +36% | +28% |
| 2017 | +0.6% | +33% | +25% |
| 2016 | +4.1% | +32% | +22% |
| 2015 | +0.9% | +27% | +19% |
| 2014 | −0.1% | +26% | +15% |
| 2013 | +0.8% | +26% | +11% |
| 2012 | −1.1% | +25% | +11% |
| 2011 | +0.6% | +26% | +14% |
| 2010 | −2.5% | +25% | +21% |
| 2009 | +0.4% | +29% | +29% |
| 2008 | +0.8% | +28% | +40% |
| 2007 | +2.6% | +27% | +45% |
| 2006 | +2.7% | +24% | +43% |
| 2005 | +5.4% | +21% | +35% |
| 2004 | +4.1% | +15% | +24% |
| 2003 | +2% | +10% | +15% |
| 2002 | +1.4% | +7.8% | +11% |
| 2001 | +6.3% | +6.3% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 61273, 61264, 61240, 61281, covering 83% of Rural’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Rural and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | — | −0.9%† | $1,260 | $101,083 |
| Bowling | — | −2.3%† | $1,250 | $101,350 |
| Western | — | +0.2%† | $1,080 | $99,355 |
| Coal Valley | $276K | +4.9% | $1,630 | $92,372 |
| Coyne Center | $186K | +5.4% | $1,250 | $115,156 |
| Blackhawk | — | −0.8%† | $1,240 | $65,414 |
| Colona | $185K | +8.2% | $1,460 | $83,769 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Rural is $1,260 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $2,010
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61240, 61264, 61273, 61281; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA), 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. 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.