The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 61038 sells for about $230,000, or $140 per square foot.
Prices are up +13.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 34 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,150 a month.
ZIP 61038 — Garden Prairie
The 61038 market is currently experiencing tight inventory conditions, leading to competitive bidding and a sale-to-list ratio exceeding 100%. Prices are trending upward year-over-year, supported by low months of supply. Market data reflects broader Rockford metropolitan trends due to limited ZIP-specific reporting.
Median prices moved up 13.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 34 days on market with 1.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
10% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 101% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 10.0% · poverty 13.5% — a mixed stability profile.
ZCTA 61038, Boone County IL
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Illinois) — Property Tax Assessment (Fair Cash Value): Property is assessed at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value. The tax bill is calculated by multiplying the equalized assessed value (EAV) by the aggregate tax rate of the local taxing districts.
Data sourced from Rockford CBSA and local ZCTA aggregates.
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- Coral Woods Conservation Area4.99.1 mi
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Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.