Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in La Salle County, IL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in La Salle County, IL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in La Salle County, IL

No ZIP in La Salle County, ILclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
61364
Streator, IL
$129,213
HavenScore: 56
2
61301
La Salle, IL
$138,008
HavenScore: 57
3
61348
Oglesby, IL
$168,726
HavenScore: 52
4
61334
Lostant, IL
$174,657
HavenScore: 47
5
61342
Mendota, IL
$180,068
HavenScore: 52
6
61354
Peru, IL
$181,466
HavenScore: 58
7
60470
Ransom, IL
$204,359
HavenScore: 47
8
61350
Ottawa, IL
$211,016
HavenScore: 58
9
61341
Marseilles, IL
$215,786
HavenScore: 52
10
61370
Tonica, IL
$231,267
HavenScore: 48

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in La Salle County, IL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in La Salle County, IL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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