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Bethalto, IL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Bethalto, IL Housing Market Trends

With 9,213 people, 3,927 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $192,190, house prices in Bethalto are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bethalto, accounting for 76.78% of the village's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bethalto include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 11.22%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.43%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 2.15%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Bethalto. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 76.66% of Bethalto's homes, and 59.85% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Bethalto built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Bethalto built between 1940-1969 ( 33.18%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 16.91%). There's also some housing in Bethalto built before 1939 ( 3.54%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Bethalto. Fully 11.91% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Bethalto homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Bethalto real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Bethalto Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Bethalto, where house values have increased just 54.25%, which is annualized rate of 4.43%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Bethalto appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Bethalto's appreciation rate has been 3.47%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Bethalto were at 1.09%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.45%.

Relative to Illinois, our data show that Bethalto's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Illinois.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$192,190

Bethalto, IL Home Prices
> $1,284,000
$962,001 - $1,284,000
$641,001 - $962,000
$514,001 - $641,000
$385,001 - $514,000
$257,001 - $385,000
$128,001 - $257,000
$64,001 - $128,000
$0 - $64,000
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
1.8%
1.8%
3.4%
3.4%
6.5%
6.5%
21.9%
21.9%
46.0%
46.0%
18.2%
18.2%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Illinois

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,927

Bethalto Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,351 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
76.7%
76.7%
23.3%
23.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
11.9%
11.9%
88.1%
88.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
16.9%
16.9%
46.4%
46.4%
33.2%
33.2%
3.5%
3.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
76.8%
76.8%
2.2%
2.2%
8.4%
8.4%
11.2%
11.2%
1.4%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.8%
3.8%
6.3%
6.3%
29.0%
29.0%
43.7%
43.7%
16.2%
16.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes