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Buying a home in Cedar Point, Illinois

The typical owner-occupied home in Cedar Point is worth about $90,000, 66% below the Illinois median of $263,300 and 73% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,788 a year in property taxes, about 1.99% of their home's value, close to the Illinois rate of 2.01%. The median household earns $73,125 a year, so the median home costs 1.2 times the median income (3.2 times for Illinois). 81% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 52% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Cedar Point at a glance

Cedar Point Illinois U.S.
Median home value $90,000 $263,300 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,788 $5,298 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 1.99% 2.01% 0.94%
Median household income $73,125 $83,390 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 81% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 52% 61% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,182 $1,987 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 18.8% 20.6% 21.0%
Median rent $1,288 $1,274 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 32.2% 29.1% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1952 1971 1980
Vacant homes 12.3% 7.7% 10.1%
Population 262 12,694,798 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Cedar Point

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Cedar Point home of $90,000 with 20% down costs about $671 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $821, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $28,761 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 11% of the median Cedar Point household income of $73,125; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $229,000.

The median rent here is $1,288 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$18,000
Loan amount$72,000
Principal and interest$484
Property taxes (1.99% a year)$149
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$38
PMI$0
Total per month$671

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,150
Loan amount$88,370
Principal and interest$594
Property taxes (1.99% a year)$149
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$38
FHA mortgage insurance$40
Total per month$821

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Questions about home buying in Cedar Point

What is the median home value in Cedar Point?

About $90,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Cedar Point?

Homeowners pay a median $1,788 a year, which is about 1.99% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Cedar Point?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $671 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $28,761 a year.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data