The story of this market
The typical home in Pope County, Illinois sells for about $44,166, or $101 per square foot.
Homes take about 55 days to sell. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,095 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,095 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
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
$1,387
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.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
87
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $5,445,449.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.3%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 76 | 33 | 66.1% | 4.6% | $150,000 |
| 2019 | 99▲ | 52▲ | 75.3%▲ | 0% | $170,000▲ |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Pope County, Illinois
The Pope County housing market is currently a buyer's market with extremely high inventory relative to sales volume. Prices have seen a significant year-over-year decline, reflecting low demand and a small, aging population base. The market is characterized by high vacancy rates and limited economic growth.
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 diverges 73.4% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2025)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict.
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Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 127 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
6% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.3% · poverty 13.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports of 4 — 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.
Pope County, Illinois — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical -0.3%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
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.
researched Sep 24
researched Sep 24
researched Nov 9
researched Nov 9
| 62910 | Brookport | $145,259 | $95 | — | 87 | — | — | — | 10 | $831 | researched Sep 24 |
| 62938 | Golconda | $170,540 | $91 | — | 158 | — | 10% | — | 10 | $425 | researched Sep 24 |
| 62972 | — | $165,582 | $97 | — | 159 | — | — | — | 2 | $980 | researched Nov 9 |
| 62987 | Stonefort | $249,900 | $72 | — | 418 | — | — | — | 1 | $766 | researched Nov 9 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county economy is characterized by a small population and a reliance on rural land use, with limited large-scale industrial or infrastructure development momentum.
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 is home to significant portions of the Shawnee National Forest, offering extensive opportunities for outdoor recreation including hunting, hiking, and wildlife observation.
The rental market is characterized by very low inventory and prices significantly below the Illinois state average, with a high vacancy rate.
The economy is small and rural, with a focus on natural resources and limited commercial activity; the county has experienced a slight decline in real GDP.
Transportation is primarily served by state highways, with no major public transit infrastructure.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A vast expanse of protected land covering much of the county, providing premier access to hiking, hunting, and nature trails.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates.
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.