The story of this market
The typical home in Pulaski County, Illinois sells for about $136,000, or $98 per square foot.
Prices are down 13.1% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 145 days to sell, which is slow. The biggest natural hazard here is cold wave, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $930 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $930 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very High.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5.4%
IL · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,287
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
98
Very High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $10,805,402.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
49.2%
2019 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 76 | 24 | 47.3% | 6.3% | $115,000 |
| 2019 | 92▲ | 27▲ | 49.2%▲ | 6.3% | $90,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Pulaski County, Illinois
Pulaski County remains one of the most affordable housing markets in Illinois, characterized by very low median home prices and limited inventory. Market activity is sparse, with price trends showing volatility due to the low volume of transactions. The area is primarily attractive to those seeking extreme affordability rather than investment appreciation.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price diverges 53.1% from the nearest retained anchor (prior refresh cycle) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict.
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Median prices moved down 13.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 145 days on market with 1.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 93.4% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.5% · poverty 20.0% — a mixed stability profile.
Pulaski County, Illinois — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 62923 | Cypress | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,078 | researched Sep 24 |
| 62926 | Dongola | $139,633 | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | 3 | $656 | researched Sep 24 |
| 62956 | Karnak | $121,265 | $78 | +4.2% | 85 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 94 | $693 | researched Sep 24 |
| 62964 | Mounds | $95,750 | $50 | — | 92 | 100% | — | 1.3 | 5 | $592 | researched Sep 25 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county economy is anchored by public sector and local services, with Shawnee Community College serving as a primary educational and economic institution.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Illinois) — Property Tax Assessment (Fair Cash Value): Property is assessed at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value. The tax bill is calculated by multiplying the equalized assessed value (EAV) by the aggregate tax rate of the local taxing districts.
The rental market is characterized by low-cost housing with rents significantly below the Illinois state average, reflecting the county's overall affordability.
The economy is largely driven by local services, agriculture, and education, with Shawnee Community College being a significant employer.
The county is served by regional highway corridors, with most residents relying on personal vehicles for commuting.
The Pulaski County Assessor's office manages property valuations for tax purposes based on state-mandated assessment cycles.
The county is served by various local school districts and special service districts for utilities and emergency services.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Serves as a major regional anchor for higher education and workforce development in the county.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau and Data USA profiles.
Sellers must provide a written disclosure report to prospective buyers detailing material defects in the property as defined by 765 ILCS 77/35.
765 ILCS 77/1 et seq.
Property is assessed at 33 1/3% of its fair cash value. The tax bill is calculated by multiplying the equalized assessed value (EAV) by the aggregate tax rate of the local taxing districts. Exemptions, such as the homestead exemption, reduce the EAV before the tax rate is applied.
35 ILCS 200/9-145
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.