Zip lookup · IL

61739
Fairbury, Illinois.

Fairbury, Livingston County, IL · Pontiac, IL metro · population 4,628

What it costs per month · 61739 $1,054/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$600 (+133%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $18,233 +10%
$182,487$200,721 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $67,975 +51%
$132,745$200,721 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 61739 $1,054 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61739$1,054
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 8 years.

Typical home values in zip 61739 rose 10.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Livingston County, IL 95% · McLean County, IL 5%

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

Typical home value $200,721 as of Sep 2026
+10.0%year on year

Typical home value — 61739

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 61739 $200,721 Pontiac $172,314 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 61739$200,721
  • Pontiac$172,314
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.5 61741 Forrest 1,549 — $169,959
9.5 61726 Chenoa 2,546 — $176,747
11.8 61764 Pontiac 13,668 — $158,219
12.0 61769 Saunemin 641 — $147,797
12.1 60921 Chatsworth 1,458 — $114,115
12.2 61728 Colfax 1,359 — $175,329
13.4 61773 Sibley 367 — $155,537
15.4 60929 Cullom 587 — $145,836
15.6 61753 Lexington 2,833 — $240,060
17.0 61743 Graymont 113 — $207,004
17.9 61730 Cooksville 361 — $189,993
18.0 60959 Piper City 904 — $112,471
18.1 60934 Emington 243 — $212,127
18.3 60952 Melvin 683 — $124,179
18.4 60460 Odell 1,399 — $182,295
19.0 61744 Gridley 2,157 — $210,090
19.2 60962 Roberts 589 — $121,091

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