Housing · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, IL housing market

Homes typically sell in 58 days, below asking.

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

Median sale price
$162K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
58
Illinois: 43 days
Sale-to-list
94%
Homes sell below asking
Homes sold
14
in May · 51 for sale
Market temperature

A seller's market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

Supply is tight — about 3.6 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.

Next door

Mount Vernon and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Mount Vernon — — 58 $55,357
Mount Vernon $133K +6.7% — $56,971
Affordability

1.8 years of income

The typical Mount Vernon home costs about 1.8 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
53.1%
Illinois: 67.1%
Median tax bill
$2,271
Illinois: $5,298
Median rent
$910
Illinois: $1,274
Typical home built
1968
Illinois: 1971

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

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. Listings link to their publishers.

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