Home values, rents and more in Murphysboro, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Murphysboro compares
The typical home in Murphysboro, IL is worth about $121,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Murphysboro are 20% below the typical value in the Carbondale metro area ($151,000) and 67% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Murphysboro rose 4.5%, compared with +1.5% in the Carbondale metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $44,154, against $48,763 in the Carbondale metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 6,735 people live in Murphysboro (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Murphysboro has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 9 cities in the Carbondale metro area and the 151st-lowest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
Part of: Jackson County, IL · Carbondale 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.