Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Grant Park, Illinois
A $206,000 home here costs
$1,995per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,059. The real number is $936 higher every month — 88% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Grant Park against Kankakee County and Illinois
| Measure | Grant Park | Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $205,500 | $185,700 |
| Median property tax | $4,799 | $4,125 |
| Effective tax rate | 2.335% | 2.221% |
| Median gross rent | $1,149 | $1,075 |
| Population | 1,547 | 106,833 |
The weather behind that power bill
Grant Park sits in Kankakee County, which averages a high of 84.8°F in its hottest month and a low of 16.3°F in its coldest, with 41.66" of precipitation a year and 36% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 997 cooling and 5,983 heating degree days, which is what sets the $214 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Kankakee County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Kankakee County
Full Kankakee County cost breakdown · Every county in Illinois
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Grant Park?
A $206,000 home in Grant Park, Illinois costs approximately $1,995 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,059 principal and interest, $401 property tax, $81 homeowners insurance, $282 utilities and $172 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Grant Park?
Grant Park has an effective property tax rate of 2.335%, based on a median home value of $205,500 and median real estate taxes of $4,799. That is higher than the Kankakee County average of 2.221%.
What is the average home price in Grant Park?
The median owner-occupied home value in Grant Park, Illinois is $205,500, against $185,700 across Kankakee County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Grant Park?
Median gross rent in Grant Park is $1,149 a month, against $1,995 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Grant Park — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Illinois.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.