Zip lookup · IL

61047
German Valley, Illinois.

German Valley, Ogle County, IL · Rochelle, IL metro · population 1,622

What it costs per month · 61047 $1,227/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$667 (+119%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $15,889 +7%
$217,892$233,782 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $54,995 +31%
$178,786$233,782 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 61047 $1,227 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61047$1,227
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 61047 rose 7.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Ogle County, IL 92% · Winnebago County, IL 6% · Stephenson County, IL 2%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: German Valley, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $233,782 as of Sep 2026
+7.3%year on year

Typical home value — 61047

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 61047 $233,782 Rochelle $238,025 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 61047$233,782
  • Rochelle$238,025
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.3 61039 German Valley 824 — $219,950
6.7 61010 Byron 7,497 — $285,149
7.2 61054 Mount Morris 3,610 — $158,453
10.2 61030 Forreston 2,194 — $175,605
10.5 61007 Baileyville 196 — $219,565
10.8 61088 Winnebago 6,167 — $283,205
10.9 61084 Stillman Valley 3,201 — $294,711
11.1 61061 Oregon 6,766 — $239,433
11.3 61063 Pecatonica 4,011 — $235,955
13.4 61102 Rockford 15,937 — $121,981
14.9 61015 Chana 901 — $267,402
15.0 61064 Polo 3,757 — $179,416
15.5 61020 Davis Junction 3,149 — $291,696
16.6 61032 Freeport 29,020 $926 $128,457
17.2 61078 Shannon 1,459 — $183,845
17.6 61104 Rockford 17,222 $1,112 $114,007
17.7 61109 Rockford 26,768 $1,199 $195,922
18.0 61101 Rockford 19,318 $1,192 $114,743
18.6 61070 Rock City 1,322 — $227,358
19.9 61019 Davis 3,461 — $271,134

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.