Browns, IL housing market
The typical Browns home is worth about $116,000, down 2.8% in a year, 61% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Browns compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Browns at a glance
Typical home value, 2021–2026
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| January | Browns | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $125,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $121,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $118,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $112,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $123,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $116,000 | $298,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $930
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Browns is $930 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $640 · 4 bedrooms $1,290
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (62818; Edwards 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.