Carroll County, IL housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 64
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Home Value
$167,848
+10.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
64
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
76 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
43%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$123
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 43% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 10.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 67% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−10% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (64/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.0% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $50k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,389 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $123 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.5% to +12.9% (80% range; middle estimate +6.0%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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ZIP codes in Carroll County, IL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savanna, IL 61074 | $100.7K | +13.5% | 52 |
| Lanark, IL 61046 | $335.2K | +9.7% | 45 |
| Thomson, IL 61285 | $163.2K | +6.2% | 59 |
| Mount Carroll, IL 61053 | $155.5K | +12.1% | 67 |
| Milledgeville, IL 61051 | $156.4K | +10.1% | 17 |
| Shannon, IL 61078 | $189.1K | +13.2% | 2 |
| Chadwick, IL 61014 | $160.8K | +12.1% | 26 |