Charleston, IL 61920 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 7
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Home Value
$169,493
+5.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
7
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
29 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$754/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
2.8%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$152
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+3% 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 80% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+24% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (7/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price; 19% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $51k 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).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $529/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $152 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.9% to +11.4% (80% range; middle estimate +4.3%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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