Mercer County, IL housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 7% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are up 7.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 47% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (26/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.7% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $52k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,510 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $153 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.9% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.

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ZIP codes in Mercer County, IL