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Explore US City Macon, IL - Real Estate Market Insights, Demographics, Crime, Trends & Hotspots

Macon, IL real estate snapshot: Pulse Score pending, cap rate –%, median price $139,700. Below: live market insights, demographics, crime overview, investment hotspots, and nearby areas.

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Median Price
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Market Insights

The present housing market in Macon is down with high active listings and low sales volume. Home prices have decreased 45.5% in the past month. With 3 active listings, inventory is 200% higher than seasonal norms. Sales volume is down 67% compared to seasonal expectations. Only 0.0% of properties sold above asking price, giving buyers more negotiating power. Affordability remains a significant challenge in the Macon market with the affordability index at 1056.3. Based on current market indicators, home prices in Macon are projected to decrease by approximately 4.9% over the next month.

Demographics market for - Macon, IL

Total Population -

1,064

White Race

98%

African American Race

1%

Mexican1% (1% of total population)
Puerto Rican0%
Cuban0%
Dominican0%
Salvadoran0%
Costa Rican0%
Gautemalan0%
Honduran0%
Nicaraguan0%
Panamanian0%
Argentinean0%
Bolivian0%
Chilean0%
Colombian0%
Ecuadorian0%
Peruvian0%
Uruguyan0%
Venezuelan0%

Indian0%
Bangladeshi0%
Chinese0%
Bhutanese0%
Burmese0%
Filipino0%
Hmong0%
Indonesian0%
Japanese0%
Korean0%
Laotian0%
Malaysian0%
Mongolian0%
Nepalese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Thai0%
Vietnamese0%

Hawaiian0%
Samoan0%
Chamorro0%
Fijian0%
Marshallese0%

Crime for City - Macon, IL

Arson1
Fraud Offenses1

Homicide Offenses2

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property8
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Larceny/Theft Offenses35
Burglary/Breaking & Entering6
Stolen Property Offenses1

Sex Offenses4

Assault Offenses47

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FAQ about Macon, IL

PulseReal aggregates median sale price, cap rate, rental yield, and inventory trends for Macon, IL from active MLS listings and short-term rental performance data. The median price on this page is $139,700. The population figure on this page is 1,091. Browse the live cards above for the current Pulse Score, cap rate, investor-friendly score, and median price.

The Pulse Score combines property value appreciation, rental income potential, market liquidity, demographic trends, and crime/safety signals into a single 0–100 grade. Higher scores indicate stronger investor fundamentals.

Investment quality depends on your goals. Use the cap rate, investor-friendly score, demographic insights, and crime data on this page to evaluate Macon, IL for buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, or short-term rental strategies.

Our analysis combines public datasets (US Census Bureau, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, HUD, BLS) with proprietary short-term rental performance and active MLS feeds, refreshed on a regular cadence.

Use the “Related analysis” section on this page to jump to the dedicated crime report, school ratings, and state-level short-term rental market analysis for Macon, IL.

Data sources & further reading

PulseReal’s analysis is built on top of these public, authoritative datasets.

FBI Crime Data Explorer

Official UCR crime statistics by state and agency from the FBI.

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Population, demographics, housing, and income data from the US Census Bureau.

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Encyclopedic overview of the city, history, and notable landmarks.

HUD Market Data

Housing affordability, fair-market rents, and market reports from HUD.

BLS Local Area Statistics

Local unemployment and employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Does a rental pencil out in Macon, IL?

A median-priced home ($139,700) at the average rent ($647/mo), with 25% down at 7.25%, after property tax, insurance, vacancy, repairs, reserves and management.

-$627/mo

Cash flow on a median home

-19.2%

Cash-on-cash return

0.12

DSCR

$1,743/mo

Rent needed for a 1.25 DSCR

$1,651/yr

Landlord insurance, hazard-adjusted

Run it with your own numbers in the free DSCR calculator, or see how PulseReal calculates.