Salem, IL 62881 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 13
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Home Value
$145,003
+6.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
13
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
11%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
19%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
2.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$168
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+2% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 56% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−33% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (13/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.8% below their final list price; 11% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 19% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $45k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $168 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.4%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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