A typical Unity home is worth roughly $120,000
What kind of housing town is Unity?
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A typical home costs 1.5 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Unity home, with $155K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $160 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Unity’s typical property tax (1.97% 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 $980
Renters already here pay a median of $775, 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 (Champaign-Urbana, 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.
82% of Unity households own their home
Half of Unity’s homes were built before 1960.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Unity vs. its neighbors
Unity is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | $120K* | — | $980 | $80,536 |
| Bement | $176K | +1% | $990 | $79,167 |
| Garrett | $166K* | +2.7%† | $980 | $69,643 |
| Cerro Gordo | $147K | −8.3% | $1,050 | $86,193 |
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.