Mount Erie, IL 62842 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 100
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Home Value
$126,345
−1.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
100
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.0 months
Feb 2022
Days on Market
88 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
40%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
85.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
14%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$169
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are down 1.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 71% 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 high (100/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 14.3% below their final list price; 40% 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 $35k 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 $169 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (52% 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: −9.1% to +7.2% (80% range; middle estimate +0.2%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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