McLean County, IL housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 13
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Home Value
$261,119
+1.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
13
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
38 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
29%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,342/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
21%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$115
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 21% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 75% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (13/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.3% below their final list price; 29% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $78k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,513 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $600/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $115 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 McLean County, IL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal, IL 61761 | $268.3K | −0.1% | 5 |
| Bloomington, IL 61704 | $329.6K | +2.3% | 3 |
| Bloomington, IL 61701 | $177.7K | +1.9% | 17 |
| Bloomington, IL 61705 | $388.8K | +2.3% | 17 |
| Heyworth, IL 61745 | $266.2K | +3.4% | 14 |
| Le Roy, IL 61752 | $216.1K | +3.9% | 20 |
| Lexington, IL 61753 | $241.6K | +1.8% | 49 |
| Hudson, IL 61748 | $313.6K | +2.4% | 10 |
| Downs, IL 61736 | $325.8K | +1.9% | 28 |
| Chenoa, IL 61726 | $175.9K | +7.5% | 20 |
| Gridley, IL 61744 | $214.9K | +2.9% | 34 |
| Danvers, IL 61732 | $249.9K | +3.7% | 29 |
| Colfax, IL 61728 | $179.1K | +7.0% | 22 |
| Towanda, IL 61776 | $273.2K | +1.0% | 10 |
| McLean, IL 61754 | $191.6K | +1.4% | 62 |
| Saybrook, IL 61770 | $167.8K | +10.6% | 7 |
| Stanford, IL 61774 | $183.4K | +6.7% | 53 |
| Arrowsmith, IL 61722 | $204.7K | +9.3% | 3 |
| Ellsworth, IL 61737 | $238.1K | +4.0% | 6 |
| Anchor, IL 61720 | – | – | 11 |
| Bellflower, IL 61724 | $145.1K | +0.2% | 45 |
| Cooksville, IL 61730 | $194.6K | +5.7% | 4 |
| Heyworth, IL 61772 | $250.7K | +6.0% | 0 |
| Cropsey, IL 61731 | – | – | 68 |