Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Measured against area pay, Ricks Township costs less to live in than 93% of U.S. towns
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Taylorville, IL micro area ($63K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Taylorville-area micro earn ($63K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 1.7 years of area income, and 45% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $930a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 1.7 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$63K, Taylorville-area income
- 15%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 17%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Ricks Township
What’s behind Ricks Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Ricks Township is more affordable than 93% of U.S. towns. Property tax pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
A typical home costs 1.7 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Ricks Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Ricks Township home, with $120K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930 a month here, $250 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ricks Township’s typical property tax (1.57% 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 $930
Renters already here pay a median of $766, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Christian County, IL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Illinois norm
The median bill is $1,636 (Illinois: $5,298), 1.57% 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+”.
Ricks Township and its neighbors
One source per column.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricks Township | A | — | $104K | 1.57% | $930 |
“—” 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 Ricks Township
Is Ricks Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Ricks Township costs less than 93% of U.S. towns: an A for cost of living. The typical home costs 1.7 years of the median household income of the Taylorville, IL micro area ($63K).
How much is rent in Ricks Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $930 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $766 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Ricks Township?
The median bill is $1,636 a year, 1.57% of the median home value (Illinois: $5,298, 2.01%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Ricks 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. 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.