Wayne County, IL Housing Market Brief
county · IL · score computed October 2026
What is Wayne 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.
Where is Wayne County, IL in its market cycle?
Wayne 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 Wayne 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.
Wayne County, IL housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $91K | ▼ -30.3% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 323 days | ▲ +226.3% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 3.6 | ▲ +20% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 7 | ▼ -22.2% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 2 | ▼ -33.3% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $58 | ▼ -25.1% | Redfin |
How has Wayne County, IL’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wayne County, IL a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Wayne County, IL is classified as a Seller's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 69 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — price, 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 Wayne County, IL?
The median sale price in Wayne County, IL is $91K, having fallen 30.3% over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Wayne County, IL?
Wayne County, IL scores 89 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.
What's driving Wayne County, IL's Alpha Score?
Wayne County, IL's strongest dimension is Price Momentum (100/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (10/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.
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