A typical Thompson home is worth roughly $330,000
What kind of housing town is Thompson?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
95% of Thompson households own their home
Half of Thompson’s homes were built before 1986.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A typical home costs 3 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Thompson home, with $64K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140 a month here, $990 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Thompson’s typical property tax (1.46% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Jo Daviess County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Thompson vs. its neighbors
Thompson is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson | $330K* | — | $1,140 | $108,750 |
| Guilford | $358K* | — | $950 | $115,647 |
| Apple River | $325K | +1.1% | $1,350 | $46,250 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Thompson buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.