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Least affordable housing, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.9−21%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.5−16%

03DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353.4−3%

04Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.3+4%

05Kane County, ILIL525,7573.2−12%

06Lake County, ILIL719,3393.1−14%

07Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.9−2%

08McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.9−10%

09Will County, ILIL712,2532.9−8%

10Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.9−7%

11Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.8+3%

12Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.8−6%

13Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.7−5%

14Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.7−8%

15McLean County, ILIL171,4192.6−1%

16Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.6+13%

17Boone County, ILIL53,5682.6−10%

18Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.5−8%

19Adams County, ILIL64,2672.5+9%

20St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.4−3%

21Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.4+2%

22Pope County, ILIL3,6722.4+8%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.4+10%

24Union County, ILIL16,6562.4+12%

25Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.4+10%

26Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3+3%

27Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.3−16%

28Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.3+4%

29Madison County, ILIL263,1102.3−3%

30Menard County, ILIL11,8632.3+12%

31Coles County, ILIL46,6072.3−8%

32Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.2−7%

33Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.2−1%

34LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.2−9%

35Brown County, ILIL6,4012.2+7%

36Bond County, ILIL16,9592.2+8%

37Lee County, ILIL32,9142.2−6%

38Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.2−6%

39Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.1−7%

40Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.1+21%

41Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.1−3%

42Henry County, ILIL48,0952.1−5%

43Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.1−12%

44Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.1−3%

45Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.0−10%

46McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.0−19%

47Macon County, ILIL99,3002.0−0%

48Logan County, ILIL27,1822.0+4%

49Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.0+28%

50Jefferson County, ILIL36,1472.0−4%

51Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.0−5%

52Wayne County, ILIL15,8822.0+20%

53Washington County, ILIL13,5642.0−1%

54Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.0+3%

55Mercer County, ILIL15,2292.0−2%

56Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.0−6%

57White County, ILIL13,2502.0+25%

58Knox County, ILIL47,7672.0−4%

59Ford County, ILIL13,2162.0+5%

60Macoupin County, ILIL43,7482.0−1%

61Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.9−2%

62Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.9−4%

63Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.9−17%

64Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.9−11%

65Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.9+0%

66Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.9−14%

67Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.9−13%

68Massac County, ILIL13,5021.9−6%

69Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.9−4%

70Christian County, ILIL33,4431.8−4%

71Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.8+9%

72Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.8−18%

73De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.8−14%

74Clark County, ILIL15,1141.8−6%

75Perry County, ILIL20,1601.8−4%

76Richland County, ILIL15,2191.8−1%

77Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.8+2%

78Saline County, ILIL22,7721.8−9%

79Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.8−8%

80Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.8−8%

81Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.7−10%

82Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.7−8%

83Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.7−11%

84Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.7−12%

85Pike County, ILIL14,2311.7−10%

86Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.7−1%

87Marion County, ILIL36,3821.7−8%

88Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.7+0%

89Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.7−6%

90Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.7−3%

91Stark County, ILIL5,3191.7−7%

92Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.7+9%

93Mason County, ILIL12,4111.6−14%

94Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.6−13%

95Clay County, ILIL12,7931.6−16%

96Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.6−12%

97Warren County, ILIL16,2221.6−22%

98Greene County, ILIL11,3131.5−12%

99Scott County, ILIL4,8661.4−13%

100Cass County, ILIL12,4631.4−23%

101Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.4−6%

102Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.3−37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES