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Alexander County, IL Housing Market Brief

county · IL · score computed October 2026

Seller's

What is Alexander County, IL’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum—No data
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Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability36%
●100
Economic Strength36%
●18
Rental Yield27%
●100

Where is Alexander County, IL in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Alexander County, IL is classified as Mature — holding near a healthy peak. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Alexander County, IL?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Alexander County, IL housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$234K▲ +75%Redfin
Median Days on Market51 days▼ -45.2%Redfin
Months of Supply9.3▲ +210%Redfin
Homes for Sale10▲ +11.1%Redfin
Homes Sold1▼ -66.7%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$134▲ +179.2%Redfin

How has Alexander County, IL’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 70
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Alexander County, IL a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Alexander County, IL is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 70 out of 100. It is based on the 3 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Alexander County, IL?

The median sale price in Alexander County, IL is $234K, having risen 75% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Alexander County, IL?

Alexander County, IL scores 100 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Alexander County, IL's Alpha Score?

Alexander County, IL's strongest dimension is Affordability (100/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (18/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

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