The typical owner-occupied home in Alma is worth about $61,700, 77% below the Illinois median of $263,300 and 81% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,071 a year in property taxes, about 1.74% of their home's value, lower than the Illinois rate of 2.01%. The median household earns $67,500 a year, so the median home costs 0.9 times the median income (3.2 times for Illinois). 80% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 49% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Alma at a glance
| Alma | Illinois | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $61,700 | $263,300 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $1,071 | $5,298 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 1.74% | 2.01% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 80% | 67% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 49% | 61% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $1,038 | $1,987 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 17.2% | 20.6% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $534 | $1,274 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 20.0% | 29.1% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1972 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 23.5% | 7.7% | 10.1% |
| Population | 285 | 12,694,798 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Alma
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Alma home of $61,700 with 20% down costs about $447 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $550, 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 $19,167 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 8% of the median Alma household income of $67,500; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $217,000.
The median rent here is $534 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $12,340 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $49,360 |
| Principal and interest | $332 |
| Property taxes (1.74% a year) | $89 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $26 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $447 |
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| Down payment | $2,160 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $60,582 |
| Principal and interest | $408 |
| Property taxes (1.74% a year) | $89 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $26 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $27 |
| Total per month | $550 |
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Questions about home buying in Alma
What is the median home value in Alma?
About $61,700 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Alma?
Homeowners pay a median $1,071 a year, which is about 1.74% 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 Alma?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $447 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $19,167 a year.
More about Alma
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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