Active residential listings across Pittsfield and the surrounding Pike County area — represented by Apex Realty agents who live here, work here, and know every block.
Listings represented directly by Apex Realty across the Pittsfield/Pike County area. For the full Pittsfield MLS inventory, scroll down to the browse map.
Click any photo — opens that active Pike County listing.
Pittsfield is the county seat of Pike County, in central Pike County along US-54. Roughly ~4,200 residents, anchored by Pike County Courthouse, Pikeland CUSD #10, Illini Community Hospital.
Apex Realty is headquartered in downtown Jacksonville at 1515 W. Walnut, Suite #4 — but every Apex agent works the full Pike County market and the surrounding service area. We know which Pittsfield streets turn over fastest, which corners of the market reward patience, and which deals never reach the MLS at all. The kind of local intelligence you can't get from a Zillow algorithm.
Whether you're relocating for Quincy (35 mi, 45 min) and Jacksonville (40 mi), looking for a starter home, downsizing into a ranch, or buying acreage just outside town — we work every street in Pittsfield and every rural pocket within reach.
Meet the Apex teamLive data from the RMLS Alliance MLS — every active residential listing across Pike County (including Pittsfield) from every brokerage. Click any pin to see details, photos, and pricing.
Schools shape every Pittsfield home search — what's in-boundary, what attendance line you're on the wrong side of, which streets feed which building. Here's the local read.
Pikeland CUSD #10 is the public district serving the city of Pittsfield (county seat of Pike County) and the surrounding eastern-Pike attendance area. About 1,200 students K–12 across multiple buildings, making it the largest standalone district in Pike County. The district has a long-running athletic tradition that often draws community-wide attention on Friday nights.
Pittsfield Grade School serves K–4, Pittsfield Junior High covers 5–8, and Pittsfield High School (the Saukees) takes 9–12. The Saukees compete in the WIVC; the football program is one of west-central Illinois's strongest small-school programs, with multiple state appearances over the decades. Illini Community Hospital's proximity to the campus supports school-health and athletic-training partnerships.
St. Mary's Catholic School in Pittsfield offers K–8 parochial education — long-established in town, small classes, and a steady role in the community. For Catholic high school, families commute to Quincy Notre Dame (~40 mi west) or stay public at Pittsfield High. Pittsfield's deer-hunting reputation isn't a school thing but it shows up in the community calendar — opening weekend essentially shuts down everything else.
Pikeland covers most of eastern Pike County, but western Pike towns (Barry, Griggsville, New Canton) feed Western CUSD #12, and southern Pike (Pleasant Hill, Nebo) feed Pleasant Hill CUSD #3. The boundaries follow township lines, not intuitive geography. Confirm before writing on a rural Pike parcel where school zone matters.
Pittsfield is small enough that "neighborhood" usually means a few blocks of pre-war homes near downtown, the streets along central Pike County along US-54, and the rural acreage just outside town. We work every part of it. Tap the map below for live listings, or talk to an Apex agent for the off-MLS situations.
Pittsfield's residential market has been one of the steadier in the Pike County area — anchored by Pike County Courthouse and shaped by commuter demand from Quincy. Days-on-market for well-priced homes typically lands in the two-to-four-week window.
That's where Pittsfield's first-time buyers, relocations, and downsizers compete. Move-in-ready homes in that range often see multiple offers in the first weekend. Above the top of the band, days-on-market climbs sharply. Below the bottom of the band usually signals deferred maintenance — worth a structural look before writing.
For sellers, this means strategic pricing matters more than aggressive listing. We've seen Pittsfield homes priced 5% above market sit for 90+ days while identical homes priced at fair market close in two weeks. For buyers, this means preparation matters: pre-approval letter in hand, agent on speed-dial, and a willingness to write within 48 hours of a tour are what separate winning offers from also-rans.
In a community this size, many of the best transactions never list publicly. Apex agents hear about properties through neighbors, contractors, estate attorneys, and twelve years of past clients. If you're a serious buyer with clear criteria, tell us — we'll work the network alongside the MLS.
For market data on specific Pittsfield streets or price bands — recent sold comparables, average days-on-market, school-zone trends — contact us directly. We'll pull the report and walk through it with you, no obligation.
Median sale prices in Pittsfield have run in the $90K–$160K range over the past 18 months. Pricing varies by age of home, lot size, and location within the city. The Apex featured listings carousel above and the full MLS browse map show real-time pricing for every active property.
Pikeland CUSD #10 is the primary public district. Specific school-attendance boundaries are listed on every MLS detail page; we factor those into the conversation when school zone matters to a family.
Effective tax rates in Pittsfield typically run around 2.0–2.3% of assessed value, depending on the exact township and school district overlay. Specific tax amounts are listed on every MLS detail page; we factor them into the affordability conversation early.
For long-term rental income, Pittsfield can offer favorable price-to-rent ratios compared to most US markets — entry-point single-family rentals can cash-flow with conventional financing where tenant demand is stable. Dagmar Schroetter on our team specializes in investment analysis if you want a deeper read.
Pittsfield to Quincy and Jacksonville (40 mi) is 35 mi, 45 min. Plenty of Apex buyers split the difference — they work in the nearby employment hub and live in Pittsfield for cost-of-living and pace-of-life reasons.
For MLS-listed properties accepting showings, tours can usually be scheduled within 24 hours — often same-day for Apex or other Pike-County brokerage listings. Call the office at 217-960-8474 or use the contact form, and we'll get you in.
Yes. We represent buyers and sellers across all of Pike County and the surrounding service area — including Griggsville, Barry, New Salem. Whether you're buying acreage 15 minutes outside town or selling a farm-and-house in a neighboring township, the same agents and the same process apply.
Whether you're three years out or three weeks from moving, an Apex agent will walk you through the Pittsfield market — what's available, what's coming, and what you should actually pay attention to. No pressure, no obligation, just a real conversation.
Browse homes for sale and local market insight in the communities surrounding Pittsfield — all within Apex Realty’s Pike County coverage.
Drill into Pittsfield’s neighborhoods and school-district zones — each with live MLS listings and local context from Apex Realty.
