A typical Harristown home is worth roughly $147,000
The median sale price was $132,000 in May 2026.
Only 3 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Harristown?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2 years of income
Less than across Illinois (3.2 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Harristown home, with $96K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $20 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Harristown’s typical property tax (2.01% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
89% of Harristown households own their home
Half of Harristown’s homes were built before 1961.
Illinois: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Harristown rose 49% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Illinois. Last year prices rose 4.4%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Harristown home at roughly $147,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $147K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Harristown, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040
Renters already here pay a median of $825, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Decatur, IL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Harristown in 2025. The last year with any was 2021 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Harristown's population fell by 57 even though 9 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $245,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $489,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $15,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $660,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $74,000 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $155,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $255,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $490,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $778,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $115,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $412,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Harristown vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Harristown. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harristown | $147K* | +4.4%† | $1,040 | 0 | $72,426 |
| Decatur | $100K* | +5%† | $1,110 | 3 | $51,592 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Harristown buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.