Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Lanark, Illinois
A $97,000 home here costs
$1,048per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $499. The real number is $549 higher every month — 110% 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.
Lanark against Carroll County and Illinois
| Measure | Lanark | Carroll County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $97,100 | $113,500 |
| Median property tax | $1,773 | $2,308 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.826% | 2.033% |
| Median gross rent | $781 | $784 |
| Population | 1,510 | 15,621 |
The weather behind that power bill
Lanark sits in Carroll County, which averages a high of 84.9°F in its hottest month and a low of 10.9°F in its coldest, with 40.3" of precipitation a year and 37% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 746 cooling and 6,733 heating degree days, which is what sets the $214 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Carroll County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Carroll County
Full Carroll County cost breakdown · Every county in Illinois
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Lanark?
A $97,000 home in Lanark, Illinois costs approximately $1,048 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $499 principal and interest, $148 property tax, $38 homeowners insurance, $282 utilities and $81 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Lanark?
Lanark has an effective property tax rate of 1.826%, based on a median home value of $97,100 and median real estate taxes of $1,773. That is lower than the Carroll County average of 2.033%.
What is the average home price in Lanark?
The median owner-occupied home value in Lanark, Illinois is $97,100, against $113,500 across Carroll County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Lanark?
Median gross rent in Lanark is $781 a month, against $1,048 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 Lanark — 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.