Tuscola, IL housing market
Home prices around Tuscola have risen about 51% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 7 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Tuscola compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 51% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Tuscola rose 51% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 2.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Tuscola home at roughly $244,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2.7% | +117% | +96% |
| 2024 | +18% | +111% | +85% |
| 2023 | +4.6% | +78% | +73% |
| 2022 | +12% | +71% | +61% |
| 2021 | +6.5% | +52% | +44% |
| 2020 | +1% | +43% | +33% |
| 2019 | +3.6% | +42% | +32% |
| 2018 | +2.4% | +37% | +28% |
| 2017 | +2.1% | +34% | +25% |
| 2016 | +7% | +31% | +22% |
| 2015 | −2.6% | +22% | +19% |
| 2014 | +0.7% | +26% | +15% |
| 2013 | +2% | +25% | +11% |
| 2012 | −0.1% | +22% | +11% |
| 2011 | −1.3% | +22% | +14% |
| 2010 | −1% | +24% | +21% |
| 2009 | −2.6% | +25% | +29% |
| 2008 | +2.2% | +29% | +40% |
| 2007 | +2.2% | +26% | +45% |
| 2006 | +8.4% | +23% | +43% |
| 2005 | −1.4% | +14% | +35% |
| 2004 | +8.4% | +15% | +24% |
| 2003 | +1.9% | +6.4% | +15% |
| 2002 | +0.4% | +4.3% | +11% |
| 2001 | +4% | +4% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Tuscola ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP code 61953, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
7 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in Tuscola in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2 million to build. That's 1.5 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Illinois as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Tuscola has permitted 81 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Tuscola gained 156 residents while 50 new homes were permitted: about 3.1 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $540,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 9 | $2.6 million |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $868,000 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $219,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $545,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $264,000 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $835,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $460,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $675,000 |
| 2008 | 94 | 8 | 86 | $8.1 million |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2006 | 13 | 10 | 3 | $1.8 million |
| 2005 | 26 | 24 | 2 | $3.5 million |
| 2004 | 14 | 8 | 6 | $1.7 million |
| 2003 | 60 | 14 | 46 | $3.6 million |
| 2002 | 27 | 11 | 16 | $2.7 million |
| 2001 | 16 | 14 | 2 | $2.3 million |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $2.3 million |
How Tuscola ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
2 years of income
The typical Tuscola home costs about 2 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
How Tuscola ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Tuscola is $990 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Tuscola pay a median of $901. A two-bedroom takes about 15% of the town's median household income.
Studio $820 · 4 bedrooms $1,370
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61953; Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area), 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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.