Located in Piatt County
61856The quiet residential community of Monticello is popular with homebuyers looking for highly rater schools, a vibrant park system and proximity to the cities of Champaign, Decatur and Bloomington. "It's a really great place to raise a family," says Realtor Steve Littlefield with Keller Williams Realty. "It's a quaint little village."
Monticello has mostly single-family homes. Housing options include older bungalows, midcentury ranch-style homes and New Traditional homes. "They do have some new construction going in, so they have some opportunities there," Littlefield says. Neighborhood streets in Monticello are often tree-lined. Some have sidewalks. Homes here sell for between $100,000 and $700,000, but an occasional older fixer-upper may sell below that, and a spacious new build may sell above that. Monticello has a 2 out of 10 CAP Index Crime Score, well below the national average of 4.
Monticello Community Unit School District No. 25 gets an A-minus grade from Niche. Washington Elementary School receives a B-plus, White Health Elementary School gets an A, and Monticello Middle School and Monticello High School get A-minuses. Monticello High School offers dual credit courses with Parkland College and Eastern Illinois University. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 22 miles away, enrolls about 35,000 undergraduate students annually.
Monticello has three parks, two trails, a dog park, a driving range, a community center and a swimming pool. Nick's Park is a 1-acre community park with a playground and a walking path. East Prairie Bicycle & Walking Path is a mile-long trail that welcomes walkers, cyclists, runners and roller bladers. Monticello Family Aquatic Center, or "The MFAC," is a community pool with six swimming lanes and a water slide.
"It's a very self-sufficient city," Littlefield says. "Anything you need to live, you can get there, from groceries to small shops to car dealerships." 3Ravens Food & Spirits is a local Irish-American pub and restaurant. Filippo's Pizza is a cozy local restaurant founded by Italian immigrants in the 1970s. Residents get groceries from County Market and can pick up fast food from chains like McDonald's, Dairy Queen and Subway.
Monticello sits just south of Interstate 72, about 20 miles from Champaign, 30 miles from Decatur and 45 miles from Bloomington. Kirby Medical Center provides both primary care and emergency room services. To travel out of town, residents can drive 19 miles east to Willard Airport, which offers nonstop flights to Chicago O'Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth.
Interested in learning more about homes in this area? Reach out to , an experienced agent in this area.
Diane Otta
Brinkoetter, Realtors
(217) 859-8481
43 Total Sales
2 in Monticello
$103K - $140K Price Range
Elizabeth Ritter
Century 21 Quest
(618) 353-1172
32 Total Sales
1 in Monticello
$515,000 Price
Carol Meinhart
The Real Estate Group LLC
(217) 858-4967
776 Total Sales
10 in Monticello
$25K - $425K Price Range
Trisha Beck
Beck Realtors Inc.
(217) 672-5045
140 Total Sales
2 in Monticello
$128,000 Price Range
Barb Schwartz
Keller Williams Realty Atl. Partners
(217) 794-6090
88 Total Sales
1 in Monticello
$285,000 Price
PJ Trautman
Trautman Real Estate Agency & Appraisal LLC
(217) 858-4950
162 Total Sales
2 in Monticello
$130K - $155K Price Range
On average, homes in Monticello, IL sell after 49 days on the market compared to the national average of 56 days. The median sale price for homes in Monticello, IL over the last 12 months is $255,500, up 2% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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Median List Price
$275,000
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Median Sale Price
$255,500
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Median Single Family Sale Price
$280,000
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Median Townhouse Sale Price
$291,000
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Median 2 Bedroom Sale Price
$164,800
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Median Change From 1st List Price
3%
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Last 12 months Home Sales
108
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Median Home Sale Price YoY Change
2%
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Average Price Per Sq Ft
$168
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Number of Homes
1,098
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Number of Homes for Sale
15
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Median Year Built
1980
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Months of Supply
1.70
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Average Single Family Home Size Sq Ft
1,902
On par with the national average
1,933
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Average Townhouse Size Sq Ft
1,532
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Average 2 Bedroom Size Sq Ft
1,329
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Median Lot Size Sq Ft
11,325
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Number of Homes for Rent
2
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Median Rent
$1,900
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Median Single Family Home Rent
$1,900
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Median 3 Bedroom Single Family Home Rent
$1,900
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Total Population
6,190
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Median Age
43
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Population Density
6 ppl/acre
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Population under 18
24.4%
On par with the national average
23.8%
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Population over 65
24.1%
On par with the national average
19.1%
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Median Household Income
$81,591
On par with the national average
$79,597
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Average Household Income
$88,421
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High School Graduates
93.6%
On par with the national average
89%
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College Graduates
39.4%
Above the national average
34.1%
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Advanced Degrees
12.5%
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% Population in Labor Force
68%
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Annual Precipitation
41''
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Average Winter Low Temperature
18°F
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Average Summer High Temperature
85°F
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Annual Snowfall
12''
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