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East St. Louis, 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

East St. Louis, IL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 17,919, 7,676 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $58,954, house prices in East St. Louis are some of the most affordable in Illinois as well as the nation.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in East St. Louis, accounting for 62.11% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in East St. Louis include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 21.51%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.33%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 1.62%).

People in East St. Louis primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. East St. Louis has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. East St. Louis's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 47.44% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in East St. Louis include homes built before 1939 ( 22.82%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 17.65%). There's also some housing in East St. Louis built between 2000 and later ( 12.09%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in East St. Louis. Fully 29.55% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant East St. Louis homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding East St. Louis 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.

East St. Louis Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in East St. Louis, where house values have increased just 44.83%, which is annualized rate of 3.77%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, East St. Louis appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, East St. Louis's appreciation rate has been -0.13%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in East St. Louis were at 1.09%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 4.45%.

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

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within East St. Louis differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in East St. Louis - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best East St. Louis real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$58,954

East St. Louis, IL Home Prices
> $1,116,000
$837,001 - $1,116,000
$558,001 - $837,000
$447,001 - $558,000
$335,001 - $447,000
$223,001 - $335,000
$111,001 - $223,000
$56,001 - $111,000
$0 - $56,000
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.8%
0.8%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
6.7%
6.7%
45.4%
45.4%
44.1%
44.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Illinois

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,676

East St. Louis Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,201 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
52.0%
52.0%
48.0%
48.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
29.6%
29.6%
70.4%
70.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
12.1%
12.1%
17.6%
17.6%
47.4%
47.4%
22.8%
22.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
62.1%
62.1%
1.6%
1.6%
14.3%
14.3%
21.5%
21.5%
0.4%
0.4%
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
3.5%
3.5%
17.2%
17.2%
34.9%
34.9%
32.3%
32.3%
8.1%
8.1%
4.0%
4.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes