62521
Decatur, Illinois.
Decatur, Macon County, IL · Decatur, IL metro · population 32,665
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$332 (+109%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,617 +5%
- $115,707$121,325 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $27,414 +29%
- $93,911$121,325 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.
- 62521$637
- 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 62521 rose 4.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Decatur, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 62521
Against the Decatur, IL metro and the national benchmark.
- 62521$1,139
- Decatur$1,059
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 62521
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 62521$121,325
- Decatur$124,660
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 62549 | Mt Zion | 6,454 | — | $200,476 |
| 6.3 | 62522 | Decatur | 15,185 | $1,036 | $89,665 |
| 6.9 | 62526 | Decatur | 30,483 | $994 | $98,597 |
| 7.7 | 62544 | Macon | 1,668 | — | $152,300 |
| 7.9 | 62535 | Forsyth | 3,502 | — | $314,821 |
| 8.0 | 61925 | Dalton City | 1,182 | — | $204,971 |
| 9.9 | 62554 | Oreana | 1,832 | — | $180,262 |
| 10.4 | 62501 | Argenta | 2,324 | — | $196,795 |
| 11.8 | 62573 | Warrensburg | 1,147 | — | $170,848 |
| 12.3 | 62551 | Niantic | 820 | — | $135,757 |
| 12.3 | 61818 | Cerro Gordo | 1,560 | — | $163,981 |
| 13.4 | 62513 | Blue Mound | 1,391 | — | $150,894 |
| 14.4 | 62550 | Moweaqua | 2,858 | — | $169,066 |
| 15.2 | 61914 | Bethany | 1,771 | — | $163,973 |
| 15.2 | 61756 | Maroa | 2,542 | — | $159,389 |
| 15.5 | 61937 | Lovington | 1,782 | — | $159,669 |
| 16.4 | 61929 | Hammond | 672 | — | $166,640 |
| 17.2 | 62547 | Mount Auburn | 574 | — | $147,530 |
| 17.3 | 62539 | Illiopolis | 1,412 | — | $147,933 |
| 17.3 | 61830 | Cisco | 510 | — | $216,769 |
| 18.0 | 62567 | Stonington | 831 | — | $128,444 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.