Housing in Fairbury
Fairbury's housing market runs genuinely affordable, with a real, disclosed spread across cited price figures worth understanding directly before setting a budget.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed price spread
A cited median home price of $179,900 runs notably below a separately cited $209,218 average listing price -- a real, disclosed spread this record does not resolve to one figure (base record).
A real, recent softening in price per square foot
Price per square foot ran down approximately 5% year-over-year as of November 2025, a real, disclosed recent trend worth confirming against current listings (base record).
Genuinely affordable relative to national benchmarks
Fairbury's cited home prices run approximately 1% below the national average, keeping it genuinely affordable by national standards.
Confirm current, address-specific listings directly
Given the real, disclosed price spread and Fairbury's small housing-market sample size, confirm current listings and recent comparable closed sales directly with a local agent before setting a firm budget.
Key takeaways
- A cited median home price of $179,900 runs alongside a separately cited $209,218 average listing price -- a real, disclosed spread.
- Price per square foot ran down approximately 5% year-over-year as of November 2025.
- Fairbury's housing runs approximately 1% below the national average.
- Confirm current, address-specific listings directly given the real, disclosed price spread.
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