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Housing in Scott AFB

Homes in Scott AFB

Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for Scott AFB, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.

2-bedroom rent
$1,830
a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Scott AFB?

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

★ What stands out · Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,830

Renters already here pay a median of $1,610, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,440
1 bedroom$1,490
2 bedrooms$1,830
3 bedrooms$2,360
4 bedrooms$2,720
97%
of households rent · IL 33%
1,155
renter households
29%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IL 48%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,610
median rent paid today · Census

How Scott AFB ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →

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

The homes

3% of Scott AFB households own their home

Half of Scott AFB’s homes were built before 1993.

Owners and renters
Own 3%Rent 97%

Illinois: 67% own.

1993
typical home built · IL 1971

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

Next door

Scott AFB vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Scott AFB. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Scott AFB——$1,830—$103,390
Mascoutah$269K+2.4%$1,300—$98,125
Shiloh Valley$271K*+6%†$1,360—$104,772
Shiloh$319K+2%$1,31030$99,573
Mascoutah$225K*+2.9%†$1,31024$97,375
O'Fallon$296K*+2.2%†$1,420200$105,982

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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