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Buying a home in Deer Grove, Illinois

The typical owner-occupied home in Deer Grove is worth about $112,500, 57% below the Illinois median of $263,300 and 66% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $76,607 a year, so the median home costs 1.5 times the median income (3.2 times for Illinois). 100% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 20% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Deer Grove at a glance

Deer Grove Illinois U.S.
Median home value $112,500 $263,300 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $5,298 $3,119
Median household income $76,607 $83,390 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 100% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 20% 61% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $1,987 $1,963
Median rent – $1,274 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1938 1971 1980
Vacant homes 44.4% 7.7% 10.1%
Population 36 12,694,798 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Deer Grove

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Deer Grove home of $112,500 with 20% down costs about $755 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $943, 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 $32,376 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 12% of the median Deer Grove household income of $76,607; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $266,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$22,500
Loan amount$90,000
Principal and interest$605
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$103
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$47
PMI$0
Total per month$755

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,938
Loan amount$110,462
Principal and interest$743
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$103
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$47
FHA mortgage insurance$50
Total per month$943

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Questions about home buying in Deer Grove

What is the median home value in Deer Grove?

About $112,500 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Deer Grove?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $755 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $32,376 a year.

More about Deer Grove

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