Housing · Charleston
Charleston, IL housing market
The typical Charleston home is worth about $169,000, up 5.2% in a year, 43% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Charleston compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Charleston at a glance
Typical home value
$169K
▲ 5.2% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Charleston | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $110,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $107,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $109,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $118,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $124,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $133,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $137,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $147,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $155,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $168,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $169,000 | $298,000 |
Next door
Charleston and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | $169K | +5.2% | — | $51,741 |
| Ashmore | $148K | +4.9% | — | $74,954 |
| Charleston | — | — | 30 | $49,300 |
Affordability
3.3 years of income
The typical Charleston home costs about 3.3 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Illinois (3.6).
How Charleston ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
52%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$3,051
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$817
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1978
Illinois: 1971
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
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. Listings link to their publishers.