Housing · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, IL housing market
The typical Mount Vernon home is worth about $133,000, up 6.7% in a year, 55% below the Illinois typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mount Vernon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Mount Vernon at a glance
Typical home value
$133K
▲ 6.7% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Mount Vernon | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $112,000 | $181,000 |
| 2018 | $100,000 | $190,000 |
| 2019 | $94,000 | $195,000 |
| 2020 | $105,000 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | $105,000 | $215,000 |
| 2022 | $110,000 | $236,000 |
| 2023 | $119,000 | $248,000 |
| 2024 | $121,000 | $263,000 |
| 2025 | $125,000 | $278,000 |
| 2026 | $129,000 | $290,000 |
| August 2026 | $133,000 | $298,000 |
Nearby
Mount Vernon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | $133K | +6.7% | — | $56,971 |
| Mount Vernon | — | — | 58 | $55,357 |
Affordability
2.3 years of income
The typical Mount Vernon home costs about 2.3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Illinois (3.6 years).
How Mount Vernon ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
63.7%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$2,118
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$878
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1963
Illinois: 1971
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
On the market
Recent listings in Mount Vernon
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
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.