Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Mercer County, IL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Mercer County, IL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in Mercer County, IL

No ZIP in Mercer County, ILclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
61442
Keithsburg, IL
$77,028
HavenScore: 43
2
61263
Matherville, IL
$131,517
HavenScore: 48
3
61272
New Boston, IL
$141,030
HavenScore: 50
4
61465
Windsor, IL
$157,263
HavenScore: 44
5
61260
Joy, IL
$163,539
HavenScore: 38
6
61486
Viola, IL
$165,690
HavenScore: 44
7
61231
Aledo, IL
$169,177
HavenScore: 53
8
61279
Reynolds, IL
$205,966
HavenScore: 53
9
61281
Sherrard, IL
$255,511
HavenScore: 53

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Mercer County, IL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Mercer County, IL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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