Fairfield, IL 62837 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 92
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Home Value
$107,963
+7.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
92
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
12.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
70 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-5.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$157
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 5% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 7.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (92/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.1% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $33k 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 $157 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% 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: −8.0% to +8.4% (80% range; middle estimate +1.3%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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