Saint Elmo, IL 62458 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 12
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Home Value
$133,177
−4.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
12
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
37 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-4.3%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$152
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−4% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 4.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 72% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−40% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (12/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $38k 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 $152 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.6% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.6%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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