Zip lookup · IL

62520
Dawson, Illinois.

Dawson, Sangamon County, IL · Springfield, IL metro · population 1,652

What it costs per month · 62520 $1,240/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$731 (+144%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $20,759 +10%
$215,558$236,317 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $82,765 +54%
$153,553$236,317 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 62520 $1,240 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 62520$1,240
  • 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 62520 rose 9.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $236,317 as of Sep 2026
+9.6%year on year

Typical home value — 62520

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 62520 $236,317 Springfield $200,781 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 62520$236,317
  • Springfield$200,781
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.0 62561 Riverton 4,842 — $208,925
5.4 62545 Mechanicsburg 1,101 — $215,796
7.6 62563 Rochester 5,766 — $299,035
8.3 62712 Springfield 10,045 — $336,298
9.0 62684 Sherman 5,760 — $334,044
9.8 62702 Springfield 31,033 $1,207 $113,378
9.9 62693 Williamsville 1,677 — $263,809
10.0 62703 Springfield 28,922 $1,192 $96,369
10.4 62707 Springfield 7,472 — $233,141
11.6 62539 Illiopolis 1,412 — $147,933
11.6 62531 Edinburg 1,816 — $172,113
11.7 62547 Mount Auburn 574 — $147,530
12.5 62704 Springfield 40,046 $1,143 $193,492
13.5 62634 Elkhart 1,263 — $167,323
14.1 62625 Cantrall 1,003 — $306,355
14.4 62548 Mount Pulaski 2,090 — $157,636
15.0 62711 Springfield 18,559 $2,039 $370,163
16.1 62613 Athens 3,598 — $225,735
16.2 62551 Niantic 820 — $135,757
16.5 62540 Kincaid 1,297 — $111,849
16.6 62558 Pawnee 3,639 — $192,643
16.7 62536 Glenarm 1,049 — $297,881
16.7 62570 Tovey 629 — $103,631
17.0 62629 Chatham 15,413 $1,604 $307,432
17.6 62513 Blue Mound 1,391 — $150,894
18.7 62567 Stonington 831 — $128,444

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