Real estate · Small-town market · Illinois
Real estate agents and brokers in the Effingham, IL area
How the Effingham, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #256 of 533 scored small-town markets
#7 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $253.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,004 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 166
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,727
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 real estate agents and brokers in the Effingham area. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 15.4 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $14,004 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Effingham area spend about $253.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 66% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Effingham area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 1,648 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Effingham area declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Effingham area is 50 (upper middle), #256 of 533 scored small-town markets and #7 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Effingham area compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Effingham area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 166 | 107 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,648 | 1,021 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,004 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $79,157 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $891K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Effingham area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Effingham area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,727−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,128
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $79,157
- Average household income
- $96,833
- Median home value
- $172,400
- Jobs located here
- 25,606
- Daytime population
- 48,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Effingham area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, IL | 66 | 67 | 10.8 | 231 | −1.6% | #71 of 533 |
| 2Canton, IL | 63 | 11 | 8.0 | 295 | −2.0% | #96 of 533 |
| 3Danville, IL | 55 | 33 | 11.0 | 211 | −3.7% | #184 of 533 |
| 4Galesburg, IL | 53 | 17 | 8.1 | 282 | −4.1% | #211 of 533 |
| 5Lincoln, IL | 53 | 12 | 10.7 | 230 | −2.5% | #212 of 533 |
| 6Sterling, IL | 51 | 32 | 13.8 | 175 | −2.6% | #241 of 533 |
| 7Effingham, IL | 50 | 28 | 15.4 | 166 | −0.9% | #256 of 533 |
| 8Taylorville, IL | 47 | 19 | 14.0 | 170 | −1.5% | #298 of 533 |
| 9Jacksonville, IL | 47 | 22 | 14.5 | 167 | −3.1% | #299 of 533 |
| 10Dixon, IL | 47 | 20 | 15.0 | 167 | −3.4% | #300 of 533 |
Other business types in the Effingham area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate51
- Real estate agents and brokers50
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Effingham, IL area?
The Effingham area has 28 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in the Effingham, IL area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $253.9M a year, or $14,004 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 66% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,128 households in the Effingham area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Effingham, IL area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Effingham area has 15.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 166, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Effingham area would have about 47, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,648 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is the Effingham, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Effingham area at 44,727 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,128 households. The median household income in the Effingham area is $79,157 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Effingham area scores 50 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #256 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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