Housing market/Illinois/ZIP 60178
ZIP 60178 Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area · Illinois. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 60178 · IL
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 60178 — Sycamore, IL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 60178
- 1-unit detached5,34258.4%
- 1-unit attached1,56617.1%
- 2–4 units1,06411.6%
- 5–49 units8779.6%
- 50+ units1201.3%
- Mobile1822.0%
2–4 unit share 11.6% · 5–49 unit share 9.6% · combined 2–49 21.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,084 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $930.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 32.4%; ≥50% 17.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,570 (1.448× ACS median gross rent).
Population
21,709 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -3.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 16 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 15 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 153 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 60178 27.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 4.9%; ACS median gross rent is $1,084; population changed -3.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,064 units in 2–4-unit structures and 877 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 16 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,570 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,084. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Illinois research
ZIP 60178 is a Census / HUD profile for DeKalb County, IL. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 60178 — Sycamore, IL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Illinois ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Illinois research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 60178?
ZIP 60178 (DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area) has 21,709 residents, 8,699 households, a renter share of 27.5%, median household income of $88,314, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,084. Vacancy is 4.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 60178?
ACS counts 312 units in 2-unit buildings, 752 in 3–4 unit buildings, 709 in 5–9, 91 in 10–19, and 77 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,941 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 60178?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,570. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 60178 — Sycamore, IL HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Illinois ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 60178 is Census / HUD research for DeKalb County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Illinois property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.