IL area data
Fowler, IL
Fowler, IL.
Population: 1,075 (Census ACS)
The typical home value in Fowler, IL is $245,588 — up 13.1% over the past year. Homes sell for a median $219,000 after a median 73 days on market. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with strong wind, cold wave, drought the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is at the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$245,588
Typical home value
+13.1%
1-year change
73
Median days on market
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Typical home value
- $245,588
- 1-year appreciation
- +13.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +15.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +46.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +72.3%
- Peak value since 2000 (Aug 2026)
- $245,588
- House Price Index (state)
- 340.3 (+5.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $219,000
- Median list price
- $219,900
- Median price per sqft
- $112
- 1-year sale-price change
- -23.2%
- Median days on market
- 73 days
- Homes sold (recent period)
- 2
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 98.7%
- Active listings
- 3
- 1-year forecast
- +3.8%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $705/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $774/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,013/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,246/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,476/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- strong wind, cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- strong wind: Relatively High · hail: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Moderate · cold wave: Relatively Moderate · heat wave: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 17% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 24.3%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Adams County Quincy Landfills 2&3 (2.2 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA NFIP flood-insurance claims (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 41.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 38
- Days with Good air quality
- 231
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 13
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 71
Source: EPA annual air quality index (county-level)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site (25 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 17
- Nearest airport
- Mast Field (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN) (5 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 6
- Hospitals include
- BLESSING HOSPITAL, MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -131 tax filers
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration (county-level; published with a multi-year lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1979
- Housing built before 1970
- 25.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 14.5%
- Median annual property tax
- $3,103
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 42.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 28,532
- Average weekly wage
- $1,103
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 36
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| Fowler | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $245,588 | $194,869 | $288,527 |
| Median sale price | $219,000 | $212,000 | $325,000 |
| Median days on market | 73 days | 48 days | 51 days |
| Median annual property tax | $3,103 | $2,696 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the typical home value in Fowler, IL?
- $245,588.
- What is the median sale price in Fowler, IL?
- $219,000.
- How long do homes take to sell in Fowler, IL?
- Median days on market: 73 days.
- What is typical rent in Fowler, IL?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,013/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Fowler, IL?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: strong wind, cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave.
- What is the wildfire risk in Fowler, IL?
- Risk to homes is higher than 17% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Fowler, IL?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Fowler, IL?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Adams County Quincy Landfills 2&3, 2.2 mi.
- What is the air quality in Fowler, IL?
- Good. Median AQI: 38. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Fowler, IL?
- Regional Price Parity: 100.0 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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