Pope County, IL housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 48
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Home Value
$173,325
+11.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
48
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
9.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
78 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$227
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 11.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 12% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 66% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−47% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (48/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.2% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $47k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,643 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $227 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.9% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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ZIP codes in Pope County, IL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golconda, IL 62938 | $148.8K | +6.0% | 41 |
| Stonefort, IL 62987 | $169.7K | +2.3% | 96 |
| Simpson, IL 62985 | $197.1K | +9.3% | 25 |
| Herod, IL 62947 | $176.9K | +5.1% | 22 |
| Eddyville, IL 62928 | – | – | 44 |