Housing data for Versailles Township, IL

Versailles Township, IL has an estimated 821 residents and 317 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Brown County.

19.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,255 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
821 (±203)
Housing units
317 (±77)
Households that rent
19.2%
Median gross rent
$1,255
Residents since 2015–2019
+20.9%

Housing in Versailles Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,255 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 65.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 19.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $73,333 median household income
  • Home values: $159,400 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $950 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,894 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 70.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 52.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 46.0% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 17.5 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +20.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 21.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 4.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Versailles Township against Brown County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Versailles TownshipBrown CountyIllinoisUnited States
Residents821 (±203)6,322 (exact)12,694,798 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units317 (±77)2,321 (±32)5,457,452 (±471)143,775,355
Households that rent19.2% (±13.6 points)28.2% (±5.5 points)32.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,255 (±$519)$698 (±$227)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$73,333 (±$17,697)$67,917 (±$7,581)$83,390 (±$362)$80,734
Median home value$159,400 (±$77,948)$150,300 (±$16,538)$263,300 (±$797)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,894 (±$389)$2,291 (±$274)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198052.4% (±18.8 points)73.7% (±10.4 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute17.5 minutes (±5.5)15.9 minutes (±1.7)27.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband87.7% (±9.5 points)84.6% (±4.6 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents36.2 years (±12.4)41.0 years (±1.5)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Versailles Township covers 36.1 square miles of land, about 23 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Versailles Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents679 (±158)821 (±203)+20.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units451 (±70)317 (±77)−29.7%Measurable decrease
Median home value$73,000 (±$11,685)$159,400 (±$77,948)+118.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$45,341 (±$9,072)$73,333 (±$17,697)+61.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$903 (±$252)$950 (±$343)+5.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,264 (±$363)$1,894 (±$389)+49.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent24.1% (±13.2 points)19.2% (±13.6 points)−4.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate19.6% (±16.8 points)0.0% (±41.8 points)−19.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

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.

Crime reported to police in Brown County

Versailles Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Brown County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Brown County recorded 0 violent and 16 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Versailles Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6237854%863$498$151,400$69,650

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Versailles Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Versailles1.5 mi$844$91,10019.9%
Meredosia5.4 mi$704$65,30025.4%
Elkhorn Township5.9 mi—$143,1007.1%
Chambersburg Township6.2 mi—$90,90018.5%
Cooperstown Township6.5 mi—$182,60020.4%
Perry Township8.2 mi$396$97,90013.7%
Mount Sterling Township8.4 mi$604$143,70042.7%
Hagener Township8.9 mi—$192,6000.0%

Places in Illinois most like Versailles Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Hillcrest$1,295$164,200$80,56817.7%
Machesney Park$1,102$173,700$75,48920.4%
Tonti Township$972$129,400$70,13012.6%
Nameoki Township$1,124$141,700$65,17623.6%
Meridian Township$953$150,000$75,93818.5%
Gladstone Township$1,258$133,000$64,68823.4%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Illinois.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Versailles Township, fiscal year 2027

Brown County, IL, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$755$829$1,084$1,357$1,566

HUD income limits for Versailles Township, fiscal year 2026

Brown County, IL, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,900$31,500$50,400
2 people$21,640$36,000$57,600
3 people$27,320$40,500$64,800
4 people$33,000$45,000$72,000
5 people$38,680$48,600$77,800
6 people$44,360$52,200$83,550
7 people$50,040$55,800$89,300
8 people$55,720$59,400$95,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Brown County, IL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $90,000.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

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 Versailles Township

What is the median household income in Versailles Township?

The median household income in Versailles Township is $73,333 (±$17,697) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Versailles Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $159,400 (±$77,948) for owner-occupied homes in Versailles Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Versailles Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Versailles Township, IL is $950 (±$343) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Versailles Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Versailles Township, IL is $1,894 (±$389) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Versailles Township?

Versailles Township, IL has an estimated 317 (±77) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Versailles Township?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 35.0% of homes in Versailles Township, IL.

Is Versailles Township growing?

In Versailles Township, the number of residents went from 679 in 2015–2019 to 821 in 2020–2024 (+20.9%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Versailles Township?

The ZIP code that covers Versailles Township is 62378.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 62378?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 62378 is $498 (±$477) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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) for Versailles township, Brown County, Illinois (county subdivision:77733, in state:17 county:009).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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