Rockford USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

ROCKFORD, IL

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    • 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.

    Rockford's 2 lenders originated 2 USDA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $520,000, with an average USDA loan value of $260,000.

    Rockford USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Rockford averaged 0.54% for the week of 2025-07-04, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 0% for the same period.

    Rockford's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $4,820.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-06-27) was 6.58% and one month ago for the week of 2025-05-30, the average rate was 6.76%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.86%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-07-04, the average rate was -0.25%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Rockford 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 Rockford level.

    Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
    NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC. 1 5.75% $5,957
    PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.13% $7,092

    The top Rockford USDA lender as defined by loan originations is NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC., with 1 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,957, which is $1,136 lower than the next largest lender, PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC..

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

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

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Rockford (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 $129,900 (13.1%) $163,508 (14.4%) 0.48 928
    2018-02-01 $131,725 (15.6%) $166,882 (18.7%) 0.48 847
    2018-03-01 $134,900 (13.4%) $172,005 (16.7%) 0.47 797
    2018-04-01 $139,900 (11.9%) $181,905 (19.5%) 0.47 773
    2018-05-01 $144,900 (11.6%) $184,153 (16.6%) 0.48 848
    2018-06-01 $149,000 (14.6%) $187,298 (15.6%) 0.50 974
    2018-07-01 $149,000 (10.5%) $187,850 (10.3%) 0.50 1,064
    2018-08-01 $145,475 (7.8%) $185,108 (9.0%) 0.49 1,109
    2018-09-01 $140,750 (3.9%) $183,258 (8.3%) 0.47 1,143
    2018-10-01 $137,450 (2.6%) $177,259 (7.0%) 0.47 1,143
    2018-11-01 $135,900 (0.4%) $178,840 (7.2%) 0.46 1,050
    2018-12-01 $134,900 (1.1%) $175,024 (4.6%) 0.47 988
    2019-01-01 $134,900 (3.9%) $174,454 (6.7%) 0.47 908
    2019-02-01 $134,475 (2.1%) $176,802 (5.9%) 0.45 826
    2019-03-01 $139,907 (3.7%) $183,037 (6.4%) 0.46 779
    2019-04-01 $147,725 (5.6%) $191,275 (5.2%) 0.47 736
    2019-05-01 $149,925 (3.5%) $194,518 (5.6%) 0.47 777
    2019-06-01 $159,900 (7.3%) $200,679 (7.1%) 0.50 864
    2019-07-01 $155,000 (4.0%) $199,082 (6.0%) 0.49 977
    2019-08-01 $153,609 (5.6%) $195,534 (5.6%) 0.49 1,029
    2019-09-01 $151,523 (7.7%) $190,815 (4.1%) 0.48 1,093
    2019-10-01 $147,450 (7.3%) $186,177 (5.0%) 0.48 1,144
    2019-11-01 $139,900 (2.9%) $180,646 (1.0%) 0.46 1,094
    2019-12-01 $139,900 (3.7%) $177,645 (1.5%) 0.47 983
    2020-01-01 $138,125 (2.4%) $176,570 (1.2%) 0.46 898
    2020-02-01 $145,000 (7.8%) $183,210 (3.6%) 0.47 806
    2020-03-01 $145,325 (3.9%) $188,113 (2.8%) 0.46 746
    2020-04-01 $149,900 (1.5%) $193,673 (1.3%) 0.47 726
    2020-05-01 $159,900 (6.7%) $206,371 (6.1%) 0.49 636
    2020-06-01 $170,000 (6.3%) $211,064 (5.2%) 0.50 594
    2020-07-01 $174,975 (12.9%) $214,916 (8.0%) 0.51 546
    2020-08-01 $169,900 (10.6%) $218,300 (11.6%) 0.49 527
    2020-09-01 $175,200 (15.6%) $222,990 (16.9%) 0.50 495
    2020-10-01 $163,000 (10.6%) $203,694 (9.4%) 0.47 529
    2020-11-01 $154,175 (10.2%) $200,709 (11.1%) 0.45 514
    2020-12-01 $139,900 (0.0%) $193,667 (9.0%) 0.42 435
    2021-01-01 $133,200 (-3.6%) $196,268 (11.2%) 0.40 357
    2021-02-01 $135,000 (-6.9%) $208,173 (13.6%) 0.39 259
    2021-03-01 $150,225 (3.4%) $212,788 (13.1%) 0.43 219
    2021-04-01 $162,400 (8.3%) $230,291 (18.9%) 0.44 200
    2021-05-01 $172,450 (7.9%) $228,044 (10.5%) 0.46 275
    2021-06-01 $172,425 (1.4%) $231,056 (9.5%) 0.45 397
    2021-07-01 $165,000 (-5.7%) $228,765 (6.4%) 0.44 448
    2021-08-01 $158,900 (-6.5%) $218,935 (0.3%) 0.42 543
    2021-09-01 $162,400 (-7.3%) $217,992 (-2.2%) 0.43 555
    2021-10-01 $164,900 (1.2%) $217,821 (6.9%) 0.44 562
    2021-11-01 $154,675 (0.3%) $209,859 (4.6%) 0.41 513
    2021-12-01 $142,725 (2.0%) $199,842 (3.2%) 0.39 464
    2022-01-01 $145,250 (9.1%) $195,276 (-0.5%) 0.39 370
    2022-02-01 $139,675 (3.5%) $203,388 (-2.3%) 0.36 269
    2022-03-01 $147,200 (-2.0%) $222,745 (4.7%) 0.37 238
    2022-04-01 $159,900 (-1.5%) $238,263 (3.5%) 0.38 254
    2022-05-01 $178,475 (3.5%) $236,087 (3.5%) 0.41 286
    2022-06-01 $189,950 (10.2%) $240,972 (4.3%) 0.42 354
    2022-07-01 $202,495 (22.7%) $255,919 (11.9%) 0.46 416
    2022-08-01 $192,450 (21.1%) $247,163 (12.9%) 0.44 463
    2022-09-01 $189,700 (16.8%) $241,204 (10.7%) 0.44 465
    2022-10-01 $174,900 (6.1%) $230,043 (5.6%) 0.41 460
    2022-11-01 $172,400 (11.5%) $223,025 (6.3%) 0.41 459
    2022-12-01 $169,900 (19.0%) $219,043 (9.6%) 0.42 409
    2023-01-01 $164,900 (13.5%) $220,999 (13.2%) 0.41 324
    2023-02-01 $154,350 (10.5%) $233,875 (15.0%) 0.37 244
    2023-03-01 $154,925 (5.3%) $247,586 (11.2%) 0.37 221
    2023-04-01 $180,000 (12.6%) $266,867 (12.0%) 0.42 196
    2023-05-01 $188,550 (5.7%) $260,563 (10.4%) 0.43 235
    2023-06-01 $210,700 (10.9%) $265,710 (10.3%) 0.47 260
    2023-07-01 $219,900 (8.6%) $265,268 (3.7%) 0.50 294
    2023-08-01 $217,325 (12.9%) $259,037 (4.8%) 0.50 321
    2023-09-01 $209,000 (10.2%) $254,975 (5.7%) 0.49 333
    2023-10-01 $213,450 (22.0%) $253,351 (10.1%) 0.50 345
    2023-11-01 $209,200 (21.4%) $254,781 (14.2%) 0.50 404
    2023-12-01 $199,900 (17.7%) $256,130 (16.9%) 0.49 364
    2024-01-01 $207,250 (25.7%) $262,740 (18.9%) 0.51 310
    2024-02-01 $234,150 (51.7%) $280,592 (20.0%) 0.56 247
    2024-03-01 $235,000 (51.7%) $283,576 (14.5%) 0.55 229
    2024-04-01 $234,925 (30.5%) $273,121 (2.3%) 0.55 219
    2024-05-01 $236,000 (25.2%) $277,612 (6.5%) 0.54 224
    2024-06-01 $219,450 (4.2%) $255,174 (-4.0%) 0.50 293
    2024-07-01 $218,725 (-0.5%) $262,190 (-1.2%) 0.50 320
    2024-08-01 $215,000 (-1.1%) $255,594 (-1.3%) 0.50 387
    2024-09-01 $223,225 (6.8%) $258,589 (1.4%) 0.53 428
    2024-10-01 $231,500 (8.5%) $256,417 (1.2%) 0.54 467
    2024-11-01 $236,900 (13.2%) $262,985 (3.2%) 0.57 431
    2024-12-01 $242,450 (21.3%) $270,654 (5.7%) 0.60 359
    2025-01-01 $235,450 (13.6%) $269,931 (2.7%) 0.59 295
    2025-02-01 $242,950 (3.8%) $283,234 (0.9%) 0.59 250
    2025-03-01 $248,888 (5.9%) $283,612 (0.0%) 0.59 262
    2025-04-01 $248,888 (5.9%) $282,134 (3.3%) 0.58 271
    2025-05-01 $248,888 (5.5%) $283,711 (2.2%) 0.57 298
    Rockford's median listing price for 2025-05-01 was $248,888, a difference of $12,888 (5.5%) versus the prior year and $0 versus the prior month.

    Rockford's median listing price comes in at 57% of the national average.

    Rockford's average listing price for 2025-05-01 was $283,711, a difference of $6,099 (2.2%) versus the prior year and $1,577 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-05-01 period, Rockford had 298 MLS listings, a difference of 27 listings (10%) versus the prior month and 74 listings (33%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Rockford (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 75 days 1,855 sqft
    2018-02-01 75 days 1,858 sqft
    2018-03-01 61 days 1,891 sqft
    2018-04-01 45 days 1,960 sqft
    2018-05-01 38 days 2,000 sqft
    2018-06-01 39 days 2,030 sqft
    2018-07-01 43 days 2,030 sqft
    2018-08-01 48 days 1,996 sqft
    2018-09-01 57 days 1,994 sqft
    2018-10-01 59 days 1,911 sqft
    2018-11-01 60 days 1,947 sqft
    2018-12-01 65 days 1,894 sqft
    2019-01-01 77 days 1,824 sqft
    2019-02-01 82 days 1,867 sqft
    2019-03-01 68 days 1,803 sqft
    2019-04-01 49 days 1,738 sqft
    2019-05-01 43 days 1,737 sqft
    2019-06-01 43 days 1,803 sqft
    2019-07-01 42 days 1,976 sqft
    2019-08-01 46 days 1,979 sqft
    2019-09-01 51 days 1,947 sqft
    2019-10-01 54 days 1,913 sqft
    2019-11-01 60 days 1,895 sqft
    2019-12-01 69 days 1,830 sqft
    2020-01-01 81 days 1,806 sqft
    2020-02-01 74 days 1,839 sqft
    2020-03-01 53 days 1,852 sqft
    2020-04-01 58 days 1,894 sqft
    2020-05-01 65 days 2,024 sqft
    2020-06-01 46 days 2,129 sqft
    2020-07-01 39 days 2,180 sqft
    2020-08-01 39 days 2,067 sqft
    2020-09-01 38 days 2,076 sqft
    2020-10-01 33 days 1,935 sqft
    2020-11-01 39 days 1,923 sqft
    2020-12-01 50 days 1,809 sqft
    2021-01-01 58 days 1,777 sqft
    2021-02-01 50 days 1,740 sqft
    2021-03-01 37 days 1,672 sqft
    2021-04-01 24 days 1,801 sqft
    2021-05-01 18 days 1,853 sqft
    2021-06-01 19 days 1,923 sqft
    2021-07-01 25 days 2,018 sqft
    2021-08-01 25 days 1,736 sqft
    2021-09-01 33 days 1,728 sqft
    2021-10-01 38 days 1,669 sqft
    2021-11-01 47 days 1,654 sqft
    2021-12-01 50 days 1,605 sqft
    2022-01-01 53 days 1,640 sqft
    2022-02-01 40 days 1,618 sqft
    2022-03-01 32 days 1,613 sqft
    2022-04-01 24 days 1,717 sqft
    2022-05-01 24 days 1,755 sqft
    2022-06-01 21 days 1,812 sqft
    2022-07-01 29 days 1,860 sqft
    2022-08-01 31 days 1,837 sqft
    2022-09-01 39 days 1,828 sqft
    2022-10-01 39 days 1,803 sqft
    2022-11-01 42 days 1,779 sqft
    2022-12-01 52 days 1,758 sqft
    2023-01-01 62 days 1,724 sqft
    2023-02-01 59 days 1,687 sqft
    2023-03-01 46 days 1,725 sqft
    2023-04-01 25 days 1,763 sqft
    2023-05-01 21 days 1,678 sqft
    2023-06-01 22 days 1,775 sqft
    2023-07-01 24 days 1,836 sqft
    2023-08-01 29 days 1,845 sqft
    2023-09-01 31 days 1,827 sqft
    2023-10-01 29 days 1,897 sqft
    2023-11-01 27 days 1,814 sqft
    2023-12-01 40 days 1,780 sqft
    2024-01-01 56 days 1,758 sqft
    2024-02-01 50 days 1,809 sqft
    2024-03-01 37 days 1,848 sqft
    2024-04-01 31 days 1,931 sqft
    2024-05-01 23 days 1,898 sqft
    2024-06-01 22 days 1,823 sqft
    2024-07-01 26 days 1,799 sqft
    2024-08-01 25 days 1,802 sqft
    2024-09-01 29 days 1,833 sqft
    2024-10-01 28 days 1,832 sqft
    2024-11-01 36 days 1,835 sqft
    2024-12-01 43 days 1,860 sqft
    2025-01-01 53 days 1,814 sqft
    2025-02-01 40 days 1,800 sqft
    2025-03-01 25 days 1,784 sqft
    2025-04-01 35 days 1,774 sqft
    2025-05-01 34 days 1,724 sqft
    Rockford's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-05-01 was 34 days. This is 51% longer than the same period one year ago.

    Rockford's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-05-01 period was 1,724 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,898 sqft.