Beecher, IL housing market
The typical Beecher home is worth about $197,000, up 9.7% in a year, 34% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Beecher compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Beecher at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Beecher | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $127,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $127,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $123,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $133,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $156,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $164,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $173,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $188,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $182,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $185,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $197,000 | $298,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Beecher in 2025. The last year with any was 2024 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $180,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $170,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $170,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $23,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $23,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $23,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
How Beecher ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Beecher is $990 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Beecher pay a median of $596, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $790 · 4 bedrooms $1,450
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (62414; Effingham County, IL), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.