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Cheapest homes, Illinois counties · 1990

Illinois counties with the lowest median home value (1990 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS –

01Alexander County, ILIL4,570$23,200–

02Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$23,400–

03Hardin County, ILIL3,588$25,100–

04Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$27,700–

05Pike County, ILIL14,231$27,800–

06Greene County, ILIL11,313$28,200–

07Franklin County, ILIL36,916$29,200–

08Pope County, ILIL3,672$29,400–

09Brown County, ILIL6,401$29,800–

10Fulton County, ILIL32,901$30,400–

11Clay County, ILIL12,793$30,900–

12Stark County, ILIL5,319$31,000–

13Henderson County, ILIL5,984$32,100–

14Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$32,400–

15Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$32,700–

16Scott County, ILIL4,866$32,900–

17Cass County, ILIL12,463$33,000–

18Edwards County, ILIL5,898$33,000–

19Saline County, ILIL22,772$33,400–

20Fayette County, ILIL20,790$33,400–

21White County, ILIL13,250$33,700–

22Edgar County, ILIL16,323$33,800–

23Warren County, ILIL16,222$33,900–

24Clark County, ILIL15,114$34,300–

25Hancock County, ILIL16,803$34,400–

26Wayne County, ILIL15,882$34,400–

27Mercer County, ILIL15,229$34,500–

28Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$34,800–

29Marion County, ILIL36,382$35,000–

30Richland County, ILIL15,219$35,200–

31Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$35,300–

32Massac County, ILIL13,502$35,400–

33McDonough County, ILIL25,916$35,700–

34Mason County, ILIL12,411$35,700–

35Johnson County, ILIL13,363$36,300–

36Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$36,300–

37Crawford County, ILIL18,648$36,400–

38Knox County, ILIL47,767$36,800–

39Christian County, ILIL33,443$37,200–

40Union County, ILIL16,656$37,500–

41Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$38,100–

42Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$38,500–

43Carroll County, ILIL15,419$38,600–

44Shelby County, ILIL20,576$38,800–

45Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$39,700–

46Henry County, ILIL48,095$39,900–

47Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$40,200–

48Perry County, ILIL20,160$40,200–

49Williamson County, ILIL67,225$40,200–

50Bond County, ILIL16,959$40,300–

51Jasper County, ILIL9,032$40,500–

52Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$41,200–

53Bureau County, ILIL32,510$41,700–

54Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$41,700–

55Ford County, ILIL13,216$42,400–

56Wabash County, ILIL10,907$42,600–

57De Witt County, ILIL15,118$43,400–

58Adams County, ILIL64,267$43,500–

59Marshall County, ILIL11,473$43,900–

60Douglas County, ILIL19,880$44,000–

61Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$44,300–

62Coles County, ILIL46,607$44,400–

63Randolph County, ILIL29,921$44,600–

64Macon County, ILIL99,300$45,100–

65Washington County, ILIL13,564$45,400–

66Jersey County, ILIL21,160$45,500–

67Livingston County, ILIL35,057$46,300–

68Jackson County, ILIL52,501$46,700–

69Lee County, ILIL32,914$47,300–

70Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$47,600–

71Morgan County, ILIL32,515$47,600–

72Logan County, ILIL27,182$48,300–

73Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$48,400–

74Peoria County, ILIL178,553$48,500–

75Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$48,700–

76Putnam County, ILIL5,619$48,900–

77LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$49,700–

78Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$50,500–

79Madison County, ILIL263,110$51,000–

80Menard County, ILIL11,863$51,800–

81Piatt County, ILIL16,791$51,800–

82Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$54,300–

83Effingham County, ILIL34,519$54,600–

84St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$54,900–

85Clinton County, ILIL37,128$55,000–

86Ogle County, ILIL51,399$57,000–

87Woodford County, ILIL38,111$57,400–

88Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$59,900–

89Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$60,300–

90McLean County, ILIL171,419$65,400–

91Champaign County, ILIL209,972$67,500–

92Boone County, ILIL53,568$67,700–

93Monroe County, ILIL34,840$70,700–

94Grundy County, ILIL54,052$71,300–

95DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$80,900–

96Will County, ILIL712,253$89,600–

97Kendall County, ILIL145,470$99,000–

98Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$100,900–

99Kane County, ILIL525,757$101,700–

100McHenry County, ILIL317,751$110,600–

101Lake County, ILIL719,339$136,100–

102DuPage County, ILIL934,298$136,700–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS