A typical Sciota home is worth roughly $116,000
What kind of housing town is Sciota?
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A typical home costs 1.7 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Sciota home, with $133K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950 a month here, $190 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sciota’s typical property tax (1.59% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
80% of Sciota households own their home
Half of Sciota’s homes were built before 1949.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
Renters already here pay a median of $753, 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 (McDonough County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Sciota vs. its neighbors
Sciota is the 2nd least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sciota | $116K* | — | $950 | $69,766 |
| Walnut Grove | $173K* | — | $920 | $64,352 |
| Emmet | $169K* | +2.2%† | $980 | $88,558 |
| Blandinsville | $100K | +3.9% | $970 | $62,375 |
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.