Zip lookup · IL

61849
Homer, Illinois.

Homer, Champaign County, IL · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro · population 1,961

What it costs per month · 61849 $1,000/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$513 (+105%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $8,556 +5%
$182,051$190,607 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $40,997 +27%
$149,610$190,607 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 61849 $1,000 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61849$1,000
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 61849 rose 4.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Champaign County, IL 66% · Vermilion County, IL 34%

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

Typical home value $190,607 as of Sep 2026
+4.7%year on year

Typical home value — 61849

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 61849 $190,607 Champaign $239,230 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 61849$190,607
  • Champaign$239,230
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.2 61877 Sidney 1,106 — $238,525
7.3 61841 Fairmount 1,112 — $162,626
9.6 61859 Ogden 1,227 — $224,277
9.8 61876 Sidell 717 — $117,381
9.8 61873 Saint Joseph 5,779 — $294,477
9.9 61864 Philo 2,003 — $268,220
10.4 61844 Fithian 1,031 — $179,185
12.5 61802 Urbana 20,293 $1,274 $222,222
12.9 61850 Indianola 350 — $126,457
12.9 61817 Catlin 2,328 — $171,658
13.3 61858 Oakwood 2,639 — $169,653
13.8 61942 Newman 1,161 — $110,768
14.6 61956 Villa Grove 2,960 — $139,553
14.8 61801 Urbana 27,891 $1,291 $189,324
15.2 61880 Tolono 4,367 — $251,998
16.0 61874 Savoy 8,811 $1,409 $357,688
16.5 61820 Champaign 40,599 $1,264 $182,975
17.1 61883 Westville 4,384 — $101,903
17.7 61833 Tilton 1,658 — $87,051
18.0 61821 Champaign 28,611 $1,536 $204,107
18.5 61863 Pesotum 844 — $214,921
18.6 61919 Camargo 728 — $193,862
18.6 61878 Thomasboro 1,127 — $152,084
18.7 61846 Georgetown 4,467 — $100,617
19.3 61832 Danville 32,450 $887 $67,983
19.8 61870 Ridge Farm 1,085 — $106,548

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