Zip lookup · IL

61728
Colfax, Illinois.

Colfax, McLean County, IL · Bloomington, IL metro · population 1,359

What it costs per month · 61728 $920/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$477 (+108%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $10,888 +7%
$164,440$175,329 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $50,170 +40%
$125,159$175,329 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 61728 $920 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61728$920
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 61728 rose 6.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $175,329 as of Sep 2026
+6.6%year on year

Typical home value — 61728

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 61728 $175,329 Bloomington $260,593 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 61728$175,329
  • Bloomington$260,593
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.4 61730 Cooksville 361 — $189,993
9.5 61753 Lexington 2,833 — $240,060
10.0 61737 Ellsworth 416 — $230,080
10.7 61722 Arrowsmith 658 — $197,430
10.8 61770 Saybrook 1,067 — $162,044
12.0 61726 Chenoa 2,546 — $176,747
12.2 61739 Fairbury 4,628 — $200,721
12.7 61776 Towanda 1,285 — $270,191
13.1 61773 Sibley 367 — $155,537
15.9 60936 Gibson City 4,246 — $176,813
16.3 61736 Downs 2,673 — $323,110
17.4 61741 Forrest 1,549 — $169,959
17.5 61724 Bellflower 369 — $140,854
17.5 61761 Normal 54,075 $1,394 $270,565
17.7 61744 Gridley 2,157 — $210,090
18.0 61752 Le Roy 4,332 — $212,006
18.2 61704 Bloomington 37,279 $1,453 $327,933
19.3 61748 Hudson 2,675 — $312,593
19.6 60952 Melvin 683 — $124,179

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