East Saint Louis, IL 62205 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 85
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Home Value
$34,217
+5.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
85
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
194 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
8.7%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
9.8%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-36%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$270
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 36% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 5.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 142% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+91% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (85/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 9% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 10% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $15k 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 $270 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 −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (60% 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: −7.8% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.5%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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