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Tim Smith | from Smiths Real Estate Service |
There are 269 USDA backed residential loans in Kankakee county with an average loan balance of $121,213. Over 76% of the loans helped first time home buyers. Borrowers were an average age of 38 years old. The typical appraised home value was around $124,339. On average the rural home size purchased with this loan was approximately 1,437 SqFt. Kankakee county applies the standard USDA income limits to determine loan eligibility. For a household of upto 4 people the income limit is $90,300. For a household of between 5 and 8 people the income limit is increased to $119,200.
The size of Kankakee County is roughly 1,762 square kilometers. USDA defined regions of rural loan ineligibility in Kankakee cover 188 square kilometers of the county. Approximately 10.7% of Kankakee County is ineligible for traditional USDA home loans. The influence score for Kankakee County is 2. Look below for the interactive county level map illustration below for more details.
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Ahern • Altorf • *Aroma Park • *Bonfield • Bourbonnais • Bradley • *Buckingham • *Chebanse • Clarke City • Delmar • Deselm • Dickeys • Doney • Edgetown • Eldridge • *Essex • Exline • Flickerville • Frielings • Garden of Eden • Goodrich • *Grant Park • Greenwich • *Herscher • *Hopkins Park • Illiana Heights • Indian Oaks • *Irwin • Kankakee • Leesville • Lehigh • *Limestone • Log Cabin Camp • *Manteno • *Momence • Otto • Puder • River • *Saint Anne • Saint Anne Woods • Saint George • *Sammons Point • Shadow Lawn • Sherburnville • Sollitt • Sugar Island • *Sun River Terrace • Tallmadge • *Union Hill • Whitaker • Wichert • Yeager
A USDA loan is a mortgage option available to eligible homebuyers that is sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture to promote homeownership in rural communities. USDA Loans, sometimes called "RD Loans," offer 100% financing options on eligible rural properties. USDAProperties can help you find USDA properties in Kankakee County.
Kankakee County is located in the northeastern part of the great state of Illinois, approximately 60 miles south of Chicago. The county was created on February 11, 1853, and encompasses a land area of over 680 square miles. Its county seat is situated in the city of Kankakee.
The region that would become Kankakee County was originally inhabited by various Native American tribes, including the Potawatomi, who lived in the area for several hundred years before European settlers arrived. The first European explorers to visit Kankakee County were French, led by Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle in the 1670s. In the early 19th century, the United States government started encouraging settlers to move into the area through various land acts that promoted agricultural development.
In the mid-19th century, the Illinois Central Railroad was built through the county, stimulating further growth in commerce, agriculture, and the local population. Over the years, Kankakee County has established itself as a hub for agriculture, with crops such as corn, soybeans, and wheat being the most prominent.
As for a fun fact about Kankakee County, it is known as the "City of Roses" due to the abundance of rose gardens that were historically found here. In the 1930s, the city of Kankakee even held an annual Rose Festival, which attracted visitors from all over the world to celebrate the beauty of the blooming flowers.