The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 61065 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 $1,452 a month.
ZIP 61065 — Poplar Grove
The Rockford housing market is currently characterized by a strong seller's advantage, driven by a very low months-of-supply and rising closed sale prices. While the broader population has remained flat, the manufacturing-heavy economy provides a stable foundation for current pricing trends.
The market currently favors sellers due to low inventory and high demand, making it challenging for first-time buyers but potentially attractive for investors seeking cash-flow opportunities.
Median prices moved up 13.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 34 days on market with 0.6 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 5.9% · poverty 6.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 6.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 61065, Winnebago County, IL
The local economy is underpinned by a northern Illinois manufacturing cluster, including aerospace suppliers and regional airport freight operations.
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.
The economy is anchored by aerospace manufacturing and logistics, with a stable but broadly flat population trend over recent decades.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 2023 profiles.
- Hurricane Harbor Rockford412.3 mi
- Volcano Falls Adventure Park4.48.4 mi
- Ninja Kidz Action Park (Previously Flow)4.812.8 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park3.811.5 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.213.8 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens4.713.6 mi
- The Abbey Resort & Avani Spa4.116.8 mi
- BMO Center4.515.9 mi
- Prairie Street Brewing Co.4.515.5 mi
- Coronado Theatre4.815.7 mi
- Rock Cut State Park4.68.2 mi
- Classic Cinemas Beloit XQ4.711.4 mi
- Hurricane Harbor Rockford412.3 mi
- AMC Rockford 164.210.6 mi
- Volcano Falls Adventure Park4.48.4 mi
- Illinois Railway Museum4.719.5 mi
- Discovery Center Museum4.815.4 mi
- Yerkes Observatory4.818.6 mi
- Historic Attractions4.910.1 mi
- Burpee Museum of Natural History4.715.3 mi
- Rock Cut State Park4.68.2 mi
- Thousand Trails Pine Country411.3 mi
- Rock Cut State Park Concession4.48.4 mi
- Riverside Park4.612.8 mi
- Belvidere Park District4.79.9 mi
- Prairie Street Brewing Co.4.515.5 mi
- Gage Marine4.519.3 mi
- Abbey Springs Yacht Club4.817.8 mi
- Timber Pointe Golf Club4.56.3 mi
- Aldeen Golf Club4.610.7 mi
- Swanhills Golf Course4.46 mi
- Ledges Golf Course4.47.9 mi
- Candlewick Lake Association3.83.2 mi
- CherryVale Mall412.7 mi
- Meijer4.310.2 mi
- Meijer4.39.2 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.111.5 mi
- Schnucks Roscoe4.39.7 mi
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.