Franklin County, IL housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 44
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Home Value
$101,701
+3.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
44
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
49 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
17%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-39%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$177
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 39% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 3.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 16% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 59% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (44/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.7% below their final list price; 21% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 17% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $32k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $177 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 (80% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.8% to +12.6% (80% range; middle estimate +5.7%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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ZIP codes in Franklin County, IL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| West City, IL 62812 | $116.6K | +8.4% | 12 |
| West Frankfort, IL 62896 | $99K | +1.0% | 24 |
| Sesser, IL 62884 | $108.6K | +6.9% | 53 |
| Christopher, IL 62822 | $62.8K | −12.8% | 65 |
| Thompsonville, IL 62890 | $158K | +7.0% | 54 |
| Mulkeytown, IL 62865 | – | – | 1 |
| Royalton, IL 62983 | $73.9K | +16.2% | 32 |
| Zeigler, IL 62999 | $48.5K | 0.0% | 51 |
| Ewing, IL 62836 | $165.4K | +11.9% | 9 |
| Whittington, IL 62897 | – | – | 17 |
| Valier, IL 62891 | – | – | 21 |
| Orient, IL 62874 | – | – | 74 |
| Macedonia, IL 62860 | – | – | 41 |
| Logan, IL 62856 | – | – | 1 |
| ZIP 62825 | – | – | 29 |
| Buckner, IL 62819 | – | – | 23 |