Active residential listings across Jacksonville and the surrounding Morgan County area — represented by Apex Realty agents who live here, work here, and know every block.
Listings represented directly by Apex Realty across the Jacksonville/Morgan County area. For the full Jacksonville MLS inventory, scroll down to the browse map.
Click any photo — opens that active Morgan County listing.
Jacksonville is the county seat of Morgan County, at the intersection of US-67 and IL-104 in west-central Illinois. Roughly ~18,500 residents, anchored by Memorial Hospital, Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, Illinois School for the Visually Impaired.
Apex Realty is headquartered in downtown Jacksonville at 1515 W. Walnut, Suite #4 — but every Apex agent works the full Morgan County market and the surrounding service area. We know which Jacksonville 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 Springfield (35 mi, 40–45 min via I-72), looking for a starter home, downsizing into a ranch, or buying acreage just outside town — we work every street in Jacksonville and every rural pocket within reach.
Meet the Apex teamLive data from the RMLS Alliance MLS — every active residential listing in Jacksonville from every brokerage. Click any pin to see details, photos, and pricing.
Schools shape every Jacksonville home search — what's in-boundary, what attendance line a buyer is on the wrong side of, which streets feed which elementary. Here's the local read.
Jacksonville School District #117 is the primary public district covering the city of Jacksonville, South Jacksonville village, and the surrounding rural attendance area. Ten schools serve roughly 3,000 students from pre-K through grade 12. The district is led from 211 W State Street — three blocks east of the courthouse square — and runs on a single-high-school model: every public-school kid in Jacksonville eventually walks the same halls at Jacksonville High School.
Six elementary schools serve K–5: Eisenhower, Lincoln, Murrayville-Woodson, North, South, and Washington. Boundary lines matter — Eisenhower and Washington serve the city's east and central neighborhoods, North and South serve the residential rings outside the core, and Murrayville-Woodson serves the rural southwest townships under a long-standing consolidation. The single middle school, Jacksonville Middle, picks up grades 6–8 from every elementary feeder. Jacksonville High School (the Crimsons) takes everyone for grades 9–12. The district also operates an Early Years pre-K program and the Crossroads Learning Center for alternative and transition-age services.
Routt Catholic High School on East College Avenue is the city's private secondary option — small classes (avg 12 students, 11:1 ratio), 96% college matriculation, and notably 40% non-Catholic enrollment. Its K–8 partner is Our Saviour Catholic Grade School. Jacksonville is also home to two state residential schools — the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired — both tuition-free for qualifying students statewide and longstanding institutional anchors on the city's east side. And although MacMurray College closed in 2020, the campus has been redeveloped and Illinois College — founded 1829 as Illinois's first college — still operates a campus laboratory school relationship that affects nearby attendance patterns.
Public-school attendance in Jacksonville is address-based and strictly enforced — confirm your prospective home's elementary assignment with the district before writing. Pay particular attention to South Jacksonville village parcels: the village is incorporated separately but kids still attend D#117 schools, so don't let the village/city tax difference confuse the school question. Open-enrollment transfers between elementaries are case-by-case and subject to space; counting on a transfer to land your kids at a specific building is risky in the higher-demand zones.
Jacksonville's neighborhoods each carry their own character — historic, family-quiet, commuter-convenient, or character-rich. Here's a quick read on where to start looking, and what you'll typically find.
The historic core around Central Park and the courthouse square. Pre-1900 brick storefronts converted to lofts, walkable to restaurants and the State Street corridor.
Streets around Illinois College — Mound Avenue, College Avenue, and adjacent blocks. Tree-lined, walkable, full of restored Victorians and craftsman homes.
West of Diamond Street and north of West State. Mix of post-war ranches, mid-century brick, and newer infill. Closest to Memorial Hospital.
East of Main Street and Hardin Avenue. Established family neighborhoods, larger lots, strong school zones. Pricing has been climbing.
Separately incorporated village south of Morton Avenue. Lower tax rate than city parcels. Confirm before writing.
Newer subdivisions and acreage north of Old State Road. Larger lots, newer construction, lowest density in the city.
Jacksonville's residential market has been one of the steadier in the Morgan County area — anchored by Memorial Hospital and shaped by commuter demand from Springfield. Days-on-market for well-priced homes typically lands in the two-to-four-week window.
That's where Jacksonville'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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville 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.
45 Jacksonville homes have closed with an Apex broker in the last two years. Here are the most recent — real addresses, real closing prices.
Median sale prices in Jacksonville have run in the $140K–$190K 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.
Jacksonville School District #117 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 Jacksonville typically run around 2.0–2.4% 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, Jacksonville 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.
Jacksonville to Springfield is 35 mi, 40–45 min via I-72. Plenty of Apex buyers split the difference — they work in the nearby employment hub and live in Jacksonville 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 Morgan-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 Morgan County and the surrounding service area — including Murrayville, Chapin, South Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville — all within Apex Realty’s Morgan County coverage.
Drill into Jacksonville’s neighborhoods and school-district zones — each with live MLS listings and local context from Apex Realty.
