Zip lookup · IL

61769
Forrest, Illinois.

Forrest, Livingston County, IL · Pontiac, IL metro · population 641

What it costs per month · 61769 $776/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$427 (+122%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $22,052 +18%
$125,745$147,797 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 61769 $776 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61769$776
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 61769 rose 17.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $147,797 as of Sep 2026
+17.5%year on year

Typical home value — 61769

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 61769 $147,797 Pontiac $172,314 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 61769$147,797
  • Pontiac$172,314
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.5 60929 Cullom 587 — $145,836
6.1 60934 Emington 243 — $212,127
8.3 61741 Forrest 1,549 — $169,959
10.5 60946 Kempton 413 — $168,207
10.8 60460 Odell 1,399 — $182,295
11.0 60919 Cabery 520 — $152,579
11.6 60921 Chatsworth 1,458 — $114,115
11.9 61764 Pontiac 13,668 — $158,219
12.0 61739 Fairbury 4,628 — $200,721
12.9 60959 Piper City 904 — $112,471
14.3 60420 Dwight 4,682 — $211,131
15.7 60917 Buckingham 449 — $267,038
17.8 60961 Reddick 740 — $256,998
18.6 61726 Chenoa 2,546 — $176,747
19.4 61313 Blackstone 241 — $279,947
19.6 60941 Herscher 1,627 — $262,822

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