How much do homeowners pay a month in Scales Mound Township, IL?

Name: Homeowner costs in Scales Mound Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Scales Mound Township, IL pay a median of $1,440 (±$297) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $584 (±$46).

42.6% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Scales Mound Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,293 in 2015–2019 to $1,440 in 2020–2024 (+11.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,440 (±$297)
Without a mortgage: $584 (±$46)
Owned with a mortgage: 42.6%

Monthly owner costs in Scales Mound Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scales Mound Township	Jo Daviess County	Illinois	United States
With a mortgage	$1,440 (±$297)	$1,455 (±$55)	$1,987 (±$6)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$584 (±$46)	$664 (±$29)	$792 (±$4)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	42.6% (±10.7 points)	54.8% (±3.1 points)	60.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$2,689 (±$282)	$3,613 (±$154)	$5,298 (±$22)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Scales Mound Township, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Jo Daviess County ($1,455).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($1,987).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Jo Daviess County, Scales Mound Township ranks 15 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 1078 of 2,589.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Scales Mound Township have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,293 (±$150)	$1,440 (±$297)	+11.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,353 (±$344)	$2,689 (±$282)	+14.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$138,300 (±$18,538)	$207,100 (±$30,843)	+49.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Scales Mound Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scales Mound Township
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Scales Mound Township	—	$1,440 (±$297)	—
Scales Mound	0.7 mi	$1,337 (±$229)	Not measurably different
Town of White Oak Springs	3.3 mi	$2,375 (±$688)	Higher
Guilford Township	4.5 mi	$2,046 (±$186)	Higher
Council Hill Township	5.3 mi	$1,471 (±$323)	Not measurably different
Apple River Township	5.5 mi	$1,073 (±$205)	Lower
Shullsburg	6.2 mi	$1,386 (±$118)	Not measurably different
Town of Monticello	6.3 mi	$1,602 (±$166)	Not measurably different
Thompson Township	6.6 mi	$2,141 (±$325)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Apple River Township, IL ($1,073).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of White Oak Springs, WI ($2,375), Guilford Township, IL ($2,046), Thompson Township, IL ($2,141).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Jo Daviess County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
9	Galena	$1,556 (±$513)
10	Menominee Township	$1,542 (±$293)
11	Nora	$1,523 (±$673)
12	Council Hill Township	$1,471 (±$323)
13	Woodbine Township	$1,461 (±$577)
14	Nora Township	$1,444 (±$276)
15	Scales Mound Township	$1,440 (±$297)
16	Dunleith Township	$1,428 (±$98)
17	Rice Township	$1,422 (±$1,328)
18	Rawlins Township	$1,403 (±$160)
19	Scales Mound	$1,337 (±$229)
20	Elizabeth Township	$1,293 (±$225)
21	Rush Township	$1,286 (±$293)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Jo Daviess County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Scales Mound Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Scales Mound Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Scales Mound Township, IL is $1,440 (±$297) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Scales Mound Township?

Owners without a mortgage in Scales Mound Township pay a median of $584 (±$46) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Scales Mound Township gone up?

In Scales Mound Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,293 in 2015–2019 to $1,440 in 2020–2024 (+11.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Scales Mound township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (county subdivision:67938, in state:17 county:085).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.