The story of this market
The typical home in Douglas County, Illinois sells for about $154,000, or $119 per square foot.
Prices are down 22.7% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 52 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 99% since 2000. Last year 4 of 5 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $930 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $930 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+7.7%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+13%). Worst: 2015 (-5.3%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.4%
IL · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,234
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+7.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 5 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
86
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $19,702,539.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.1%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 567 | 365 | 82.2% | 12.5% | $115,000 |
| 2019 | 514 | 322 | 80.1% | 6.9% | $115,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Douglas County, Illinois
The Douglas County housing market is currently experiencing a significant decline in median sale prices, which fell 22.7% year-over-year to $154,000. Despite the price drop, the market remains active with 18 homes sold in the most recent month and a median of 52 days on market.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 64 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.97% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.7% · poverty 8.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 3 researched ZIP reports of 5 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 61910 | Arcola | $89,000 | $103 | — | 9 | 100% | — | — | 1 | $710 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61911 | Arthur | $139,975 | $98 | — | 64 | 100% | — | — | 4 | $792 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61919 | Camargo | $145,000 | $98 | +3.5% | 62 | 98.5% | 12% | 6 | 24 | $550 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61942 | Newman | $91,250 | $68 | — | 120 | 96% | 15% | 6 | 12 | $833 | researched Sep 24 |
| 61953 | Tuscola | $183,990 | $137 | +5.3% | 49 | — | — | — | 51 | $885 | researched Sep 24 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Illinois) — Property Tax Assessment (Fair Cash Value): Property is assessed at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value. The tax bill is calculated by multiplying the equalized assessed value (EAV) by the aggregate tax rate of the local taxing districts.
The county economy is characterized by a median household income of $77,320 and an unemployment rate of 3.7%.
- Elevate Trampoline Park4.525.3 mi
- Champaign-Urbana Adventures in Time and Space4.924.4 mi
- Sholem Aquatic Center4.423.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Park Family Aquatic Center4.425.1 mi
- Skateland4.421.4 mi
- State Farm Center4.623.2 mi
- University of Illinois Gies Memorial Stadium4.623.4 mi
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts4.823.9 mi
- Allerton Park & Retreat Center4.828.7 mi
- UI Ice Arena4.723.8 mi
- Aikman Wildlife Adventure4.611.5 mi
- The Great Pumpkin Patch4.615.6 mi
- Walnut Point State Park4.710.1 mi
- Ervin Park4.65.5 mi
- Douglas-Hart Nature Center4.819.4 mi
- Japan House, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign4.822.9 mi
- Spurlock Museum4.623.9 mi
- Krannert Art Museum4.623.5 mi
- Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site4.726.4 mi
- Anita Purves Nature Center4.725.2 mi
- Aikman Wildlife Adventure4.611.5 mi
- Walnut Point State Park4.710.1 mi
- Ervin Park4.65.5 mi
- Douglas-Hart Nature Center4.819.4 mi
- Wimple Park4.53.8 mi
- Sullivan Marina & Campground4.726.2 mi
- Country Salvage Store4.711 mi
- Shady Crest Farm Market4.814.7 mi
- Rural King4.419.2 mi
- Willard Airport4.419.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and ExecutivePulse.
Sellers must provide a written disclosure report to prospective buyers detailing material defects in the property as defined by 765 ILCS 77/35.
765 ILCS 77/1 et seq.
Property is assessed at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value. The tax bill is calculated by multiplying the equalized assessed value (EAV) by the aggregate tax rate of the local taxing districts. Exemptions, such as the homestead exemption, reduce the EAV before the tax rate is applied.
35 ILCS 200/9-145
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.