Zip lookup · IL

61251
Fenton, Illinois.

Fenton, Whiteside County, IL · Sterling, IL metro · population 377

What it costs per month · 61251 $1,224/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$100 (+9%) since Nov 2023.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $18,726 +9%
$214,460$233,186 since Sep 2025

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 61251 $1,224 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61251$1,224
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 61251 rose 8.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $233,186 as of Sep 2026
+8.7%year on year

Typical home value — 61251

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2024 2025 2026 61251 $233,186 Sterling $146,821 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2024 2025 2026
  • 61251$233,186
  • Sterling$146,821
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.1 61250 Erie 2,781 — $175,983
7.3 61230 Albany 1,039 — $168,821
8.3 61252 Fulton 5,437 — $163,212
8.3 61261 Lyndon 656 — $123,254
8.9 61270 Morrison 6,912 — $173,151
10.8 61242 Cordova 1,135 — $231,087
11.3 61277 Prophetstown 3,054 — $171,425
12.3 61257 Hillsdale 844 — $164,216
14.3 52730 Camanche 4,776 — $209,299
14.6 61275 Port Byron 4,253 — $305,428
15.0 52732 Clinton 25,880 $775 $135,185
15.4 52757 Low Moor 242 — $159,830
16.5 52768 Princeton 1,352 — $338,425
17.5 61283 Tampico 1,269 — $130,604
17.6 61285 Thomson 2,728 — $156,595
17.9 52753 Le Claire 6,020 $2,967 $389,723
18.6 61254 Geneseo 12,135 — $247,915
19.0 52758 McCausland 298 — $209,818
19.1 61081 Sterling 20,844 — $145,946
19.2 61071 Rock Falls 13,581 $825 $122,143
19.5 61014 Chadwick 1,067 — $152,691

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