Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 61071 (Rock Falls, IL)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 61071 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 61071 (Rock Falls, IL) is worth about $122,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 61071 are 17% below the typical value in the Sterling metro area ($147,000) and 67% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 61071 fell 0.2%, compared with +3.4% in the Sterling metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $60,508, against $67,500 in the Sterling metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 13,581 people live in 61071 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
61071 has the lowest typical home value of the 10 ZIP codes in the Sterling metro area and the 154th-lowest of 1,084 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: Rock Falls, IL · Whiteside County, IL · Sterling metro area · Illinois
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.