Photo: NatFee · CC BY-SA 4.0Measured against area pay, Kickapoo Township costs more to live in than 80% of U.S. towns
It ranks #607 of 768 in Illinois for affordability. Home prices around Kickapoo Township have risen about 45% over the past 5 years.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Peoria, IL metro area ($72K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Peoria metro earn ($72K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 4.1 years of metro income, and 22% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,150a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 91prices across the Peoria metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 64)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 4.1 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$72K, Peoria-area income
- 24%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 22%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Illinois: 48%Census 2020–24
- 19%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
Housing in Kickapoo Township, in brief
Rent is easier on renters here
22% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent, against 48% across Illinois. A standard two-bedroom is 12% of the median household income. Renting ↓
Mostly newer homes
Half of Kickapoo Township’s homes were built after 2003, against 1971 for Illinois as a whole. Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Kickapoo Township, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Kickapoo Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Kickapoo Township is more affordable than 20% of U.S. towns, #607 of 768 in Illinois. Property tax pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 45% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Kickapoo Township rose 45% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Illinois. Last year prices rose 5.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Kickapoo Township home at roughly $365,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $365K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Kickapoo Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A year’s rent takes 24% of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Kickapoo Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $129K short of a typical Kickapoo Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150 a month here, $1,450 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Kickapoo Township’s typical property tax (2.28% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150
Renters already here pay a median of $1,452.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Peoria, IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs above the Illinois norm
The median bill is $6,627 (Illinois: $5,298), 2.28% of a home’s value a year, against 2.01% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Kickapoo Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Peoria, IL metro area, or Illinois. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 91 | IL 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | IL 104 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 91 | IL 85 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 100 | IL 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Kickapoo Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Kickapoo Township. Radnor Township and Rosefield Township and Medina Township and Limestone Township and Peoria City Township and Richwoods Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo Township | C− | — | $291K | 2.28% | $1,150 |
| Peoria City Township | B− | — | $135K | 2.29% | $1,090 |
| Peoria | C+ | $136K | $156K | 2.38% | $1,120 |
| Limestone Township | B+ | — | $149K | 2.22% | $1,040 |
| Rosefield Township | D | — | $320K | 1.48% | $980 |
| Radnor Township | C+ | — | $371K | 2.13% | $1,330 |
| Richwoods Township | A | — | $118K | 1.69% | $1,050 |
| Medina Township | C | — | $293K | 2.58% | $1,170 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Kickapoo Township
Is Kickapoo Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Kickapoo Township costs more than 80% of U.S. towns: a C− for cost of living, #607 of 768 in Illinois. The typical home costs 4.1 years of the median household income of the Peoria, IL metro area ($72K).
How much is rent in Kickapoo Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,150 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,452 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Kickapoo Township?
The median bill is $6,627 a year, 2.28% of the median home value (Illinois: $5,298, 2.01%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Kickapoo Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.