What is the median home value in St. Elmo, IL?

Name: Home values in St. Elmo, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in St. Elmo, IL is $82,600 (±$6,887), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In St. Elmo, the median home value went from $74,100 in 2015–2019 to $82,600 in 2020–2024 (+11.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $82,600 (±$6,887)
Owner-occupied homes: 374 (±78)
Most common range: $50,000 to $99,999

Home values in St. Elmo

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	St. Elmo	Fayette County	Illinois	United States
Less than $50,000	19.5% (±7.8 points)	15.6%	5.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	51.3% (±10.5 points)	24.1%	8.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	14.2% (±8.8 points)	18.0%	9.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	3.7% (±2.7 points)	11.1%	11.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	5.3% (±3.6 points)	18.5%	22.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	5.1% (±4.6 points)	8.9%	27.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	0.0% (±9.5 points)	3.7%	12.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.8% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	2.7%	7.1%

The most common range is $50,000 to $99,999, 51.3% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

St. Elmo against Fayette County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	St. Elmo	Fayette County	Illinois	United States
Median home value	$82,600 (±$6,887)	$130,700 (±$9,309)	$263,300 (±$797)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	374 (±78)	6,299 (±264)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142

In St. Elmo, the median home value is lower than in Fayette County ($130,700).

It is also lower than in Illinois ($263,300).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Fayette County, St. Elmo ranks 20 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 2314 of 2,652.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in St. Elmo have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$74,100 (±$8,868)	$82,600 (±$6,887)	+11.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$805 (±$62)	$935 (±$132)	+16.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,132 (±$130)	$1,116 (±$170)	−1.4%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near St. Elmo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with St. Elmo
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
St. Elmo	—	$82,600 (±$6,887)	—
Avena Township	1.5 mi	$96,000 (±$17,585)	Not measurably different
Wheatland Township (Fayette County)	4.1 mi	$275,000 (±$123,510)	Higher
Mound Township (Effingham County)	5.7 mi	$135,000 (±$16,363)	Higher
Brownstown	5.9 mi	$72,900 (±$22,945)	Not measurably different
Altamont	6.1 mi	$129,800 (±$17,492)	Higher
West Township (Effingham County)	7.1 mi	$215,600 (±$185,061)	Not measurably different
Sefton Township	7.7 mi	$135,200 (±$27,211)	Higher
Loudon Township	8.5 mi	$186,200 (±$29,360)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wheatland Township (Fayette County), IL ($275,000), Mound Township (Effingham County), IL ($135,000), Altamont, IL ($129,800).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Fayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
14	Vandalia Township	$109,400 (±$16,697)
15	Kaskaskia Township	$102,500 (±$64,446)
16	St. Peter	$99,600 (±$20,102)
17	Vandalia	$98,500 (±$10,819)
18	Avena Township	$96,000 (±$17,585)
19	Farina	$83,800 (±$22,253)
20	St. Elmo	$82,600 (±$6,887)
21	La Clede Township	$75,000 (±$17,543)
22	Brownstown	$72,900 (±$22,945)
23	Ramsey Township	$71,300 (±$17,733)
24	Ramsey	$65,800 (±$9,759)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Fayette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about St. Elmo

What is the average home value in St. Elmo, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $82,600 (±$6,887) for owner-occupied homes in St. Elmo (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in St. Elmo gone up?

In St. Elmo, the median home value went from $74,100 in 2015–2019 to $82,600 in 2020–2024 (+11.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in St. Elmo sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for St. Elmo city, Illinois (place:66794, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.