Lincoln USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Lincoln, IL

USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

Lincoln's 15 lenders originated 26 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $2,900,000, with an average USDA loan value of $111,538.

Lincoln USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in Lincoln averaged 6.21% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.303% for the same period.

Lincoln's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $3,220.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.25% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.27%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.03%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 6.5%.

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Lincoln USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Lincoln level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 7 7.43% $5,033
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 3 6.71% $6,204
FIRST STATE MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 3 6.79% $4,003
Flanagan State Bank 2 6.88% $4,230
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.63% $5,093
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.63% $4,716
Carrollton Bank 1 6.63% $3,532
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.50% $5,905
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 1 7.13% $4,002
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.13% $3,499
INB 1 6.00% $3,280
PNC Bank 1 6.38% $3,102
Regions Bank 1 7.25% $3,634
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 1 6.75% $5,059
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.25% $4,732

The top Lincoln USDA lender as defined by loan originations is DAS Acquisition Company, LLC, with 7 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,033, which is $1,171 lower than the next largest lender, AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC.

The lowest fee Lincoln USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate Lincoln USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Lincoln (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $98,175 (18.3%) $119,490 (23.3%) 0.00 156
2018-02-01 $103,200 (22.9%) $119,063 (21.8%) 0.00 151
2018-03-01 $104,450 (30.7%) $121,834 (25.3%) 0.00 150
2018-04-01 $99,450 (32.6%) $122,400 (27.5%) 0.00 147
2018-05-01 $106,725 (30.8%) $122,321 (20.5%) 0.00 148
2018-06-01 $99,900 (12.1%) $121,894 (17.4%) 0.00 166
2018-07-01 $98,250 (14.3%) $119,428 (17.2%) 0.00 188
2018-08-01 $99,900 (5.4%) $121,981 (9.9%) 0.00 200
2018-09-01 $101,200 (6.0%) $122,048 (5.4%) 0.00 204
2018-10-01 $99,975 (8.2%) $124,338 (11.7%) 0.00 196
2018-11-01 $104,975 (11.6%) $126,711 (11.0%) 0.00 189
2018-12-01 $108,500 (14.3%) $128,371 (8.5%) 0.00 182
2019-01-01 $99,950 (1.8%) $124,789 (4.4%) 0.00 180
2019-02-01 $102,450 (-0.7%) $125,928 (5.8%) 0.00 174
2019-03-01 $102,914 (-1.5%) $126,315 (3.7%) 0.00 179
2019-04-01 $98,200 (-1.3%) $125,965 (2.9%) 0.00 184
2019-05-01 $94,900 (-11.1%) $120,339 (-1.6%) 0.00 186
2019-06-01 $94,900 (-5.0%) $119,831 (-1.7%) 0.00 193
2019-07-01 $94,900 (-3.4%) $118,238 (-1.0%) 0.00 190
2019-08-01 $94,900 (-5.0%) $119,343 (-2.2%) 0.00 193
2019-09-01 $94,900 (-6.2%) $118,456 (-2.9%) 0.00 202
2019-10-01 $94,900 (-5.1%) $117,865 (-5.2%) 0.00 207
2019-11-01 $93,000 (-11.4%) $117,237 (-7.5%) 0.00 194
2019-12-01 $94,900 (-12.5%) $117,920 (-8.1%) 0.00 187
2020-01-01 $94,900 (-5.1%) $116,596 (-6.6%) 0.00 171
2020-02-01 $94,900 (-7.4%) $119,056 (-5.5%) 0.00 170
2020-03-01 $96,500 (-6.2%) $119,292 (-5.6%) 0.00 172
2020-04-01 $94,900 (-3.4%) $115,193 (-8.6%) 0.00 169
2020-05-01 $90,700 (-4.4%) $114,598 (-4.8%) 0.00 151
2020-06-01 $94,900 (0.0%) $117,123 (-2.3%) 0.00 141
2020-07-01 $94,800 (-0.1%) $115,669 (-2.2%) 0.00 130
2020-08-01 $85,000 (-10.4%) $113,635 (-4.8%) 0.00 123
2020-09-01 $80,175 (-15.5%) $109,481 (-7.6%) 0.00 129
2020-10-01 $79,900 (-15.8%) $106,821 (-9.4%) 0.00 121
2020-11-01 $79,900 (-14.1%) $103,783 (-11.5%) 0.00 123
2020-12-01 $79,900 (-15.8%) $101,726 (-13.7%) 0.00 118
2021-01-01 $79,900 (-15.8%) $101,278 (-13.1%) 0.00 86
2021-02-01 $79,900 (-15.8%) $96,623 (-18.8%) 0.00 72
2021-03-01 $79,900 (-17.2%) $93,959 (-21.2%) 0.00 58
2021-04-01 $74,200 (-21.8%) $95,365 (-17.2%) 0.00 47
2021-05-01 $79,900 (-11.9%) $109,617 (-4.4%) 0.00 42
2021-06-01 $91,675 (-3.4%) $128,809 (10.0%) 0.00 50
2021-07-01 $114,900 (21.2%) $129,439 (11.9%) 0.00 60
2021-08-01 $117,400 (38.1%) $124,024 (9.1%) 0.00 52
2021-09-01 $119,900 (49.6%) $132,785 (21.3%) 0.00 50
2021-10-01 $114,900 (43.8%) $129,903 (21.6%) 0.00 52
2021-11-01 $98,650 (23.5%) $110,012 (6.0%) 0.00 44
2021-12-01 $91,150 (14.1%) $103,822 (2.1%) 0.00 42
2022-01-01 $89,900 (12.5%) $104,354 (3.0%) 0.00 44
2022-02-01 $88,675 (11.0%) $109,698 (13.5%) 0.00 36
2022-03-01 $105,000 (31.4%) $110,165 (17.3%) 0.00 26
2022-04-01 $134,900 (81.8%) $174,966 (83.5%) 0.00 26
2022-05-01 $149,500 (87.1%) $173,486 (58.3%) 0.00 33
2022-06-01 $128,725 (40.4%) $153,411 (19.1%) 0.00 30
2022-07-01 $122,450 (6.6%) $141,928 (9.7%) 0.00 31
2022-08-01 $123,725 (5.4%) $148,653 (19.9%) 0.00 32
2022-09-01 $123,750 (3.2%) $146,656 (10.5%) 0.00 29
2022-10-01 $100,000 (-13.0%) $142,162 (9.4%) 0.00 41
2022-11-01 $99,950 (1.3%) $152,832 (38.9%) 0.00 48
2022-12-01 $105,000 (15.2%) $147,208 (41.8%) 0.00 45
2023-01-01 $106,225 (18.2%) $152,254 (45.9%) 0.00 39
2023-02-01 $108,725 (22.6%) $145,259 (32.4%) 0.00 38
2023-03-01 $117,000 (11.4%) $151,466 (37.5%) 0.00 30
2023-04-01 $100,000 (-25.9%) $150,571 (-13.9%) 0.00 29
2023-05-01 $118,925 (-20.5%) $148,165 (-14.6%) 0.00 29
2023-06-01 $108,450 (-15.8%) $162,263 (5.8%) 0.00 25
2023-07-01 $125,000 (2.1%) $182,474 (28.6%) 0.00 27
2023-08-01 $144,700 (17.0%) $183,710 (23.6%) 0.00 38
2023-09-01 $123,900 (0.1%) $162,948 (11.1%) 0.00 40
2023-10-01 $116,200 (16.2%) $160,199 (12.7%) 0.00 38
2023-11-01 $110,950 (11.0%) $152,464 (-0.2%) 0.00 40
2023-12-01 $112,400 (7.1%) $152,561 (3.6%) 0.00 38
2024-01-01 $118,500 (11.6%) $162,424 (6.7%) 0.00 31
2024-02-01 $136,450 (25.5%) $196,699 (35.4%) 0.00 26
2024-03-01 $140,000 (19.7%) $216,157 (42.7%) 0.00 22
2024-04-01 $159,900 (59.9%) $228,126 (51.5%) 0.00 26
2024-05-01 $157,450 (32.4%) $235,922 (59.2%) 0.00 27
2024-06-01 $155,000 (42.9%) $221,357 (36.4%) 0.00 33
2024-07-01 $149,950 (20.0%) $207,056 (13.5%) 0.00 37
2024-08-01 $149,900 (3.6%) $202,707 (10.3%) 0.00 36
2024-09-01 $160,700 (29.7%) $191,247 (17.4%) 0.00 44
2024-10-01 $156,975 (35.1%) $172,195 (7.5%) 0.00 47
2024-11-01 $142,450 (28.4%) $156,652 (2.8%) 0.00 41
Lincoln's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $142,450, a difference of $31,500 (28.4%) versus the prior year and $-14,525 versus the prior month.

Lincoln's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Lincoln's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $156,652, a difference of $4,188 (2.8%) versus the prior year and $-15,543 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Lincoln had 41 MLS listings, a difference of -6 listings (-13%) versus the prior month and 1 listings (3%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Lincoln (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,734 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,761 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,802 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,765 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,753 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,729 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,691 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,716 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,782 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,772 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,759 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,732 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,745 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,712 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,669 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,675 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,694 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,697 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,688 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,670 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,652 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,640 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,650 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,660 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,696 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,674 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,703 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,656 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,584 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,491 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,519 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,535 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,409 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,264 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,292 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,480 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,606 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,679 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,679 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,614 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,558 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,413 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,409 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,309 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,510 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,753 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,617 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,524 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,529 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,659 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,652 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,596 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,652 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,687 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,615 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,556 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,514 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,721 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,554 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,562 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,368 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,325 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,295 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,384 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,413 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,650 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,584 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,674 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,477 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,572 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,653 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,647 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,578 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,562 sqft
Lincoln's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Lincoln's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,562 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,295 sqft.