Wayne County, IL housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 94
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Home Value
$127,652
+5.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
94
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
10.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
72 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-4.0%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$165
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−4% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 14% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+8% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (94/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.1% below their final list price; 27% 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 $38k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,520 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $165 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (55% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.8% to +7.6% (80% range; middle estimate +0.7%), chance of a rise 55%, of a 5%+ drop 20%.
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ZIP codes in Wayne County, IL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield, IL 62837 | $108K | +7.4% | 92 |
| Wayne City, IL 62895 | $133.7K | +18.3% | 14 |
| Cisne, IL 62823 | $143.6K | +7.1% | 47 |
| Mount Erie, IL 62842 | $126.3K | −1.0% | 100 |
| Johnsonville, IL 62850 | – | – | 74 |
| Keenes, IL 62851 | – | – | 89 |
| Sims, IL 62886 | – | – | 79 |
| Mount Erie, IL 62446 | $163.7K | +6.8% | 8 |
| Ellery, IL 62833 | – | – | 70 |
| Barnhill, IL 62809 | – | – | 28 |
| Rinard, IL 62878 | – | – | 6 |
| Golden Gate, IL 62843 | – | – | 68 |