Zip lookup · IL

61928
Gays, Illinois.

Gays, Moultrie County, IL · population 776

What it costs per month · 61928 $1,022/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$494 (+94%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $12,162 +7%
$182,560$194,722 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $27,762 +17%
$166,960$194,722 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 61928 $1,022 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 61928$1,022
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 23 years.

Typical home values in zip 61928 rose 6.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Moultrie County, IL 62% · Shelby County, IL 32% · Coles County, IL 6%

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

Typical home value $194,722 as of Sep 2026
+6.7%year on year

Typical home value — 61928

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 61928 $194,722 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 61928$194,722
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.6 61957 Windsor 1,707 — $155,676
7.0 61938 Mattoon 20,350 $907 $130,135
10.3 62447 Neoga 3,210 — $175,895
10.4 61951 Sullivan 7,787 — $198,913
10.4 62465 Strasburg 806 — $185,440
12.1 61931 Humboldt 1,350 — $148,015
13.4 62463 Stewardson 1,103 — $167,416
13.5 62440 Lerna 1,107 — $185,915
15.5 62462 Sigel 971 — $225,437
16.3 62565 Shelbyville 7,559 — $152,335
16.6 62534 Findlay 1,041 — $158,400
17.3 61911 Arthur 4,508 — $199,822
17.4 62444 Mode 623 — $236,314
17.4 62468 Toledo 2,344 — $166,637
18.4 61920 Charleston 20,951 $762 $165,872
18.5 61910 Arcola 4,769 — $166,896
18.8 61914 Bethany 1,771 — $163,973
19.9 62461 Shumway 625 — $211,502

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