Monroe County, IL Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Monroe County, IL is $313,750. There were 556 home sales in Monroe County, IL over the past 12 months. The median residential Monroe County, IL home value for transactions over the previous year is $249,000. The number of current listings in Monroe County, IL is 330, and the percentage of properties for sale is 330.00%. The county has 28 foreclosures, 4 bank owned properties, 2 headed for auction, and 330 properties for sale.

Monroe County, IL Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Waterloo

$ 325,076

$ 217/sqft

Fults

$ 233,631

$ 178/sqft

Columbia

$ 323,005

$ 239/sqft

Hecker

$ 255,000

$ 179/sqft

Valmeyer

$ 250,003

$ 169/sqft

Renault

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Housing Market Summary for Monroe County, IL

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$295K$352.4K19.47%
Median Sold Price$297.5K$285.3K-4.12%
Homes For Sale16931485.80%
Homes Sold358307-14.25%
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Price Per Square Foot

On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.

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Browse Homes in Monroe County, IL

Monroe County, IL home values range from $37,861 to $1,361,429. Columbia is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $369,900, and Valmeyer is most affordable with average house prices of around $200,000.

Foreclosure
There are 6 cities within Monroe County, IL; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $210,702 in Waterloo to the lowest value of $132,630 in Waterloo. Foreclosure homes account for 4.00% of properties in Monroe County, IL with Waterloo containing 15 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 3.25% of all residential properties in Monroe County, IL with Waterloo containing 11 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 6 cities within Monroe County, IL; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $442,211 in Valmeyer to the lowest home value of $133,626 in Waterloo.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Monroe County, IL ranges from the highest value of $344,404 in Columbia to the lowest value of $132,630 in Waterloo. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.59% of properties in Monroe County, IL. There are 6 cities within Monroe County, IL; Waterloo containing 3 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Fults has 1 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Monroe County, IL. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.30% of all properties in Monroe County, IL. There are 6 cities within Monroe County, IL; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $342,338 in Waterloo to the lowest value of $342,338 in Waterloo.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 48.74% of residential properties in Monroe County, IL with Waterloo containing 184 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 6 cities within Monroe County, IL; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $294,900 in Hecker to the lowest value of $37,861 in Waterloo.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $564,366 in Fults to the lowest price of $65,728 in Fults. There are 6 cities within Monroe County, IL. Waterloo has 137 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 42.98% of properties in Monroe County, IL.

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      Guide for Monroe County, IL

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