Zip lookup · IL

61261
Lyndon, Illinois.

Lyndon, Whiteside County, IL · Sterling, IL metro · population 656

What it costs per month · 61261 $647/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — $50 (-7%) since Nov 2023.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $1,905 +2%
$121,348$123,254 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 61261 $647 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61261$647
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 61261 rose 1.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $123,254 as of Sep 2026
+1.6%year on year

Typical home value — 61261

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2024 2025 2026 61261 $123,254 Sterling $146,821 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2024 2025 2026
  • 61261$123,254
  • Sterling$146,821
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.5 61270 Morrison 6,912 — $173,151
8.3 61251 Fenton 377 — $233,186
8.7 61277 Prophetstown 3,054 — $171,425
10.9 61250 Erie 2,781 — $175,983
10.9 61071 Rock Falls 13,581 $825 $122,143
11.5 61283 Tampico 1,269 — $130,604
12.0 61081 Sterling 20,844 — $145,946
13.4 61252 Fulton 5,437 — $163,212
15.6 61230 Albany 1,039 — $168,821
17.0 61014 Chadwick 1,067 — $152,691
18.4 61042 Harmon 404 — $206,491
18.7 61257 Hillsdale 844 — $164,216
19.0 61242 Cordova 1,135 — $231,087
19.1 61051 Milledgeville 1,469 — $151,453
19.6 61285 Thomson 2,728 — $156,595

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