Jefferson County, IL housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 52
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Home Value
$142,543
+8.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
52
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
71 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$148
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 8.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 46% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+21% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (52/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.1% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $43k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,695 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $148 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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ZIP codes in Jefferson County, IL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon, IL 62864 | $132.7K | +6.6% | 48 |
| Woodlawn, IL 62898 | – | – | 34 |
| Ina, IL 62846 | – | – | 80 |
| Bluford, IL 62814 | – | – | 40 |
| Dix, IL 62830 | – | – | 5 |
| Wayne City, IL 62810 | – | – | 51 |
| Opdyke, IL 62872 | – | – | 8 |
| Bonnie, IL 62816 | – | – | 67 |
| Texico, IL 62889 | – | – | 23 |
| Walnut Hill, IL 62893 | $188K | +10.6% | 46 |
| Waltonville, IL 62894 | – | – | 20 |
| Scheller, IL 62883 | $209.4K | +23.5% | 59 |