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Merritt, Illinois houses and real estate market data.
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Census-designated place · Census GEOID 1748567
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Merritt, IL is a Census-designated place in Scott County, Illinois — this guide covers houses in Merritt and the whole local market: resale homes, condos, land, and new construction.
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Merritt market snapshot
Place type
Census-designated place
County
Scott County
Map pin
39.714869, -90.41572
Census GEOID
1748567
Land area
0.04 sq mi
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What makes Merritt different
Census-designated place
The U.S. Census Bureau lists Merritt as a Census-designated place in Scott County, Illinois — a settled community that is not an incorporated city, town, or village. This page uses the same /illinois/merritt/ guide pattern as incorporated places.
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County guide: Scott County — cities, market context, and local resources for the county that includes Merritt.
USAHouses.com also publishes Census place pages for other communities in the same county as Merritt.
Nearby communities include Riggston, Exeter, Winchester, Bluffs, Oxville, Naples, Alsey, Glasgow, Manchester.
Riggston market data
Nearby city · ~1.5 mi
Exeter market data
Nearby city · ~4.3 mi
Winchester market data
Nearby city · ~6.3 mi
Bluffs market data
Nearby city · ~6.8 mi
Oxville market data
Nearby city · ~7.7 mi
Naples market data
Nearby city · ~10.5 mi
Alsey market data
Nearby city · ~10.8 mi
Glasgow market data
Nearby city · ~12.0 mi
Manchester market data
Nearby city · ~12.8 mi
Adjacent-county Census places with USAHouses.com pages: Chapin (~3.7 mi), Lynnville (~4.2 mi), Concord (~7.4 mi), Jacksonville (~9.8 mi), South Jacksonville (~10.2 mi), Meredosia (~11.0 mi), Arenzville (~11.7 mi), Woodson (~11.8 mi), Florence (~12.1 mi), Valley City (~12.4 mi), Murrayville (~12.7 mi), Literberry (~14.9 mi), Detroit (~15.3 mi), Roodhouse (~16.1 mi), Milton (~16.2 mi), Griggsville (~16.6 mi).
Census & home facts
Merritt data from published sources
Census place type
CDP
County
Scott County
Land area (Census Gazetteer 2024)
0.04 sq mi
Census GEOID
1748567
Census ACS, FHFA, and FRED figures are labeled with the year present in existing CSVs. Subject to change / confirm locally.
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