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Home values, rents and more in East Cape Girardeau, IL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$61,075
Metro: $226,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−4.5%
Metro: +4.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
283
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$42,188
Metro: $66,759 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around East Cape Girardeau, IL, shaded by typical home valueEast Cape Girardeau
  • Under $92k
  • $92k–$110k
  • $110k–$140k
  • $140k–$190k
  • $190k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around East Cape Girardeau, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. East Cape Girardeau is outlined.

How East Cape Girardeau compares

The typical home in East Cape Girardeau, IL is worth about $61,075, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in East Cape Girardeau are 73% below the typical value in the Cape Girardeau metro area ($226,000) and 83% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in East Cape Girardeau fell 4.5%, compared with +4.3% in the Cape Girardeau metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $42,188, against $66,759 in the Cape Girardeau metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 283 people live in East Cape Girardeau (American Community Survey 2020–24).

East Cape Girardeau has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 12 cities in the Cape Girardeau metro area and the 10th-lowest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.

Part of: Alexander County, IL · Cape Girardeau metro area · Illinois

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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