61842
Farmer City, Illinois.
Farmer City, Dewitt County, IL · Bloomington, IL metro · population 2,620
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$550 (+133%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $14,552 +9%
- $169,258$183,811 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $61,323 +50%
- $122,488$183,811 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.
- 61842$965
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.
Typical home values in zip 61842 rose 8.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Dewitt County, IL 64% · Piatt County, IL 19% · McLean County, IL 18%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Farmer City, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 61842
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 61842$183,811
- Bloomington$260,593
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 61839 | De Land | 558 | — | $178,787 |
| 7.9 | 61854 | Mansfield | 1,299 | — | $242,783 |
| 8.1 | 61735 | Dewitt | 360 | — | $187,501 |
| 8.5 | 61752 | Le Roy | 4,332 | — | $212,006 |
| 9.8 | 61724 | Bellflower | 369 | — | $140,854 |
| 10.1 | 61882 | Weldon | 777 | — | $137,961 |
| 12.7 | 61722 | Arrowsmith | 658 | — | $197,430 |
| 13.2 | 61853 | Mahomet | 14,831 | $1,789 | $352,526 |
| 14.0 | 61884 | White Heath | 973 | — | $374,850 |
| 14.5 | 61777 | Wapella | 956 | — | $208,111 |
| 14.6 | 61736 | Downs | 2,673 | — | $323,110 |
| 15.2 | 61856 | Monticello | 8,226 | — | $289,154 |
| 15.5 | 61737 | Ellsworth | 416 | — | $230,080 |
| 15.7 | 61770 | Saybrook | 1,067 | — | $162,044 |
| 15.8 | 61875 | Seymour | 846 | — | $302,113 |
| 15.9 | 61843 | Fisher | 1,934 | — | $236,735 |
| 16.1 | 61830 | Cisco | 510 | — | $216,769 |
| 16.5 | 61727 | Clinton | 9,033 | — | $157,354 |
| 16.9 | 61745 | Heyworth | 4,542 | — | $265,332 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.