Whiteside County, IL housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 27
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Home Value
$146,246
+4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
27
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
52 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$784/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
6.9%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$121
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+7% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 61% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (27/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 19% 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 $45k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,390 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $333/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $121 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: −4.7% to +11.7% (80% range; middle estimate +4.8%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Whiteside County, IL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling, IL 61081 | $145.7K | +4.9% | 19 |
| Rock Falls, IL 61071 | $121.8K | +0.8% | 15 |
| Morrison, IL 61270 | $172.4K | +3.0% | 42 |
| Fulton, IL 61252 | $163.8K | +3.9% | 44 |
| Prophetstown, IL 61277 | $171.8K | +7.1% | 21 |
| Erie, IL 61250 | $175K | +5.2% | 8 |
| Tampico, IL 61283 | $120.3K | −2.7% | 10 |
| Albany, IL 61230 | $171.9K | +6.6% | 38 |
| Lyndon, IL 61261 | $119.8K | +1.0% | 57 |
| Fenton, IL 61251 | $238.3K | +10.1% | 7 |
| Deer Grove, IL 61243 | – | – | 20 |
| ZIP 61037 | – | – | – |