A typical South Ross home is worth roughly $102,000
What kind of housing town is South Ross?
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A typical home costs 1.3 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical South Ross home, with $167K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020 a month here, $320 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, South Ross’s typical property tax (1.92% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
74% of South Ross households own their home
Half of South Ross’s homes were built before 1942.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020
Renters already here pay a median of $893, 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 (Vermilion County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
South Ross vs. its neighbors
South Ross is the 2nd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ross | $102K* | — | $1,020 | — | $78,977 |
| Ross | $98K* | — | $1,060 | 0 | $64,167 |
| Newell | $116K* | +6.7%† | $1,070 | — | $61,458 |
| Middlefork | $128K* | — | $960 | — | $78,750 |
| Blount | $198K* | +5.1%† | $1,060 | — | $110,451 |
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.