Mount Auburn, IL 62547 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 22
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Home Value
$149,373
+9.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
22
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Jan 2026
Days on Market
8 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.5%
Jul 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$130
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are up 9.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- 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 low (22/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.4% below their final list price (as of Jul 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $43k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $130 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.3% to +12.0% (80% range; middle estimate +4.9%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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