East Saint Louis, IL 62204 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 99
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Home Value
$34,674
−3.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
99
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
35.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
194 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
7.1%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
85.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
14%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-50%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$320
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 50% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 3.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 26% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 380% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+243% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (99/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 14.1% below their final list price; 7% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 14% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $16k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $320 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +6% over the next 12 months (41% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −10.5% to +5.8% (80% range; middle estimate −1.2%), chance of a rise 41%, of a 5%+ drop 27%.
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