Schuyler County, IL housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 33% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+60% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (83/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.0% of list) (as of Jul 2026); 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $48k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $130 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +3.0%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.

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ZIP codes in Schuyler County, IL