Stonefort, IL housing market
The typical Stonefort home is worth about $175,000, up 2% in a year, 41% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Stonefort compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Stonefort at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Stonefort | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $133,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $127,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $119,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $139,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $157,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $160,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $158,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $170,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $175,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $181,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $175,000 | $298,000 |
Stonefort and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonefort | $175K | +2% | $930 | $68,750 |
| Carrier Mills | $71K | −5.8% | $930 | $53,189 |
| Independence | — | −1%† | $920 | $79,375 |
† 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 $930
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Stonefort is $930 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Stonefort pay a median of $742, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,390
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (62987; Pope County, IL), 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, August 2026. 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.