South Crouch, IL housing market
Home prices around South Crouch have risen about 50% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how South Crouch compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around South Crouch rose 50% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 1.2%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2020 | Illinois since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1.2% | +50% | +47% |
| 2024 | −2.5% | +48% | +39% |
| 2023 | +16% | +52% | +30% |
| 2022 | +13% | +31% | +21% |
| 2021 | +17% | +17% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 62859, 62828, covering 77% of South Crouch’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
South Crouch and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Crouch | — | +1.2%† | $920 | — |
| McLeansboro | $94K | −6.8% | $920 | $52,809 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
A two-bedroom rents for about $920
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in South Crouch is $920 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $630 · 4 bedrooms $1,310
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (62828, 62859; Hamilton County, IL), 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. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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.