A typical Virden home is worth about $125,000
Up 1.6% in a year, 58% below the Illinois typical home.
What kind of housing town is Virden?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
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 Virden home, with $169K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $180 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Virden’s typical property tax (1.71% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
71% of Virden households own their home
Half of Virden’s homes were built before 1955.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Up 1.1% in five years
Slower than Illinois (29.1%).
Show as a table
| January | Virden | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $107,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $111,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $109,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $128,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $128,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $125,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $124,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $125,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $126,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $121,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $125,000 | $298,000 |
A typical Virden home worth $108K in September 2016 is worth about $125K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010
Renters already here pay a median of $793, 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 (Macoupin County, 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.
Virden vs. its neighbors
Virden is the 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 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virden | $125K | +1.6% | $1,010 | $83,795 |
| Auburn | $177K | +8.4% | $1,180 | $81,179 |
| Girard | $160K | +8.3% | $950 | $52,370 |
| North Otter | $273K* | +8.4%† | $970 | $135,132 |
| Bois D'Arc | $133K* | — | $980 | $77,063 |
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, 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.