Mount Auburn, IL housing market
The median sale price was $140,000 in May 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mount Auburn compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Mount Auburn at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Mount Auburn in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Mount Auburn has permitted 1 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Mount Auburn's population fell by 28 even though 4 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $335,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $335,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $40,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $60,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $80,000 |
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 $1,310
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Mount Auburn is $1,310 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Mount Auburn pay a median of $1,175, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $1,910
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (62547; Decatur, IL MSA), 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. 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.