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Charleston Real Estate Market

The Charleston, IL housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Charleston report in a click.

Median listing price
$140,625
▼ 18.2% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$94
1,742 sq ft median
Median days on market
35
June 2026
Active listings
54
For sale now
New listings
44
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
18%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$156,000
▲ 11.4% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
99.6%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
52
Closed sales
Median listing price trend
$172K$162K$151K$141K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Charleston IL · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$172K$148K$124K$100K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Charleston IL · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

Supply snapshot
Active listings
54
New this month
44
Pending
26
Price-reduced
9

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Charleston, IL asks $140,625 — down 18.2% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 35 days to go under contract, and 18% of the 54 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a seller-leaning market. Figures cover the Charleston-Mattoon, IL metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Investment snapshot
Investor Score
79/100
#18 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
+3.3%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Momentum
34
Value
98
Rental yield
97
Supply risk
0
Market heat
78

Charleston scores 79/100 on our composite Investor Score (#18 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 24% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 18.2% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Charleston ranks on the trending markets index.

What mortgage rates do to the payment
If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$634/mo
−$72/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$706/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$781/mo
+$75/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $140,625 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

Growth, supply pipeline & risk
Building permits (2025)
36
▲ 5.9% vs 2024
0.8 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-268
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$19.4M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Charleston market FAQs

What is the median home price in Charleston?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Charleston, IL is $140,625, down 18.2% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Charleston-Mattoon, IL metro area.
How fast are homes selling in Charleston?
The median property in Charleston spends 35 days on the market, with 54 homes actively listed and 18% of them carrying a price cut — a seller-leaning market by pace.
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See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Charleston and the wider Illinois market.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Charleston-Mattoon, IL metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.