Home prices
Gays's median home price is $72,500. Compared to the surrounding areas this is roughly $10,140 (12%) lower.It is roughly $145,000 (66%) lower compared to the US as a whole, and compared to the city of Champaign it is about $89,300 (55%) lower.
Rents
Gays's median monthly rent is $650. In comparison to its nearby areas this is approximately $8 (1%) higher.It is about $412 (38%) lower compared to the United States as a whole, and compared to the city of Champaign it is about $302 (31%) lower.
Nearby places
Mattoon
Mattoon is about 6 miles east of Gays. Its housing prices are a little more expensive. The median home in Mattoon costs $85,400, which works out to $12,900 (15%) higher than Gays. Its rents are pretty similar. The median monthly rent in Mattoon is $663, which is $13 (1%) higher than Gays.
Strasburg
Strasburg is roughly 9 miles southwest from Gays. The real estate prices there are a bit more expensive. The median home in Strasburg is valued at $84,200, which works out to $11,700 (13%) higher than Gays. Rents there are somewhat more expensive. In Strasburg the median rent is $775 per month, which works out to $125 (16%) higher than Gays.
Neoga
Neoga is roughly 9 miles south of Gays. The housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The median home in Neoga costs $84,900, which comes out to $12,400 (14%) higher than Gays. The rent there is a bit less expensive. Neoga's median monthly rent is $534, which comes out to $116 (21%) lower than Gays.
Lerna
Lerna is about 9 miles east from Gays. Real estate prices there are a bit less expensive. The median home value in Lerna is $66,200, which works out to $6,300 (9%) lower than Gays. Rents there are a little less expensive. The median rent in Lerna is $521 per month, which comes out to $129 (24%) lower than Gays.
Sullivan
Sullivan is roughly 10 miles northwest of Gays. Its real estate prices are a little more expensive. The median home cost in Sullivan is $92,500, which comes out to $20,000 (21%) higher than Gays. Rent there is a bit more expensive. In Sullivan the median rent is $715 a month, which comes out to $65 (9%) higher than Gays.
