Forest City, IL 61532 housing market

What this means

• Prices. Home values are up 8.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 11% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+100% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (71/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price (as of Oct 2025); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 13% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $30k 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 $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 +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.

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