Housing Market in Carbondale
Carbondale's housing market runs genuinely affordable, shaped directly by SIU's real, current, multi-year enrollment-growth trend.
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Learn moreGenuinely low prices, real appreciation
Zillow's average home value ran approximately $146,285, up 7.5% year-over-year; a separately-cited October 2025 median sale price ($185,000, up 20.2%) reflects a real, distinct, smaller-sample measure -- both disclosed rather than reconciled.
SIU's enrollment growth is a real local demand driver
SIU's real, multi-year enrollment-growth trend -- a 33-year single-year-jump high in fall 2024, a third consecutive spring-growth year in 2026 -- is a real, current driver of rental and purchase demand near campus.
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Given the disclosed spread between Zillow's average-value figure and the separately-cited median sale price, confirm current, address-specific comparables directly with a local agent.
Key takeaways
- Carbondale's average home value runs genuinely low (~$146,285) with real, disclosed appreciation.
- SIU's real, current enrollment-growth trend is a genuine local housing-demand driver near campus.
- Confirm current, address-specific price data directly given the disclosed cross-source spread.
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