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Least affordable housing, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.4+0%

02DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352.9+0%

03Lake County, ILIL719,3392.9+0%

04DuPage County, ILIL934,2982.8+0%

05Kane County, ILIL525,7572.7+0%

06McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.6+0%

07Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.5+0%

08Will County, ILIL712,2532.4+0%

09Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.4+0%

10Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.4+0%

11Champaign County, ILIL209,9722.4+0%

12McLean County, ILIL171,4192.3+0%

13Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.3+0%

14Boone County, ILIL53,5682.3+0%

15Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.3+0%

16Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.3+0%

17Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.3+0%

18Coles County, ILIL46,6072.2+0%

19LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.1+0%

20Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.1+0%

21Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.1+0%

22Adams County, ILIL64,2672.1+0%

23Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.1+0%

24Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.1+0%

25Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.0+0%

26Lee County, ILIL32,9142.0+0%

27Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.0+0%

28Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.0+0%

29Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.0+0%

30Pope County, ILIL3,6722.0+0%

31Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.0+0%

32Richland County, ILIL15,2192.0+0%

33Menard County, ILIL11,8632.0+0%

34Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.0+0%

35Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.0+0%

36Henry County, ILIL48,0952.0+0%

37Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.0+0%

38Bureau County, ILIL32,5102.0+0%

39Union County, ILIL16,6561.9+0%

40Putnam County, ILIL5,6191.9+0%

41Massac County, ILIL13,5021.9+0%

42Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.9+0%

43Williamson County, ILIL67,2251.9+0%

44Johnson County, ILIL13,3631.9+0%

45Logan County, ILIL27,1821.9+0%

46St. Clair County, ILIL250,7081.9+0%

47Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.9+0%

48Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.9+0%

49McDonough County, ILIL25,9161.9+0%

50Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.9+0%

51Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.9+0%

52Ford County, ILIL13,2161.9+0%

53Marshall County, ILIL11,4731.9+0%

54Fayette County, ILIL20,7901.9+0%

55Macoupin County, ILIL43,7481.9+0%

56Madison County, ILIL263,1101.8+0%

57Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.8+0%

58De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.8+0%

59Bond County, ILIL16,9591.8+0%

60Macon County, ILIL99,3001.8+0%

61Washington County, ILIL13,5641.8+0%

62Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.8+0%

63Clinton County, ILIL37,1281.8+0%

64Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.8+0%

65Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.8+0%

66Knox County, ILIL47,7671.8+0%

67Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471.8+0%

68Clark County, ILIL15,1141.8+0%

69Stark County, ILIL5,3191.8+0%

70Pike County, ILIL14,2311.8+0%

71Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.7+0%

72Randolph County, ILIL29,9211.7+0%

73Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.7+0%

74Christian County, ILIL33,4431.7+0%

75Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.7+0%

76Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.7+0%

77Warren County, ILIL16,2221.7+0%

78Mason County, ILIL12,4111.7+0%

79Clay County, ILIL12,7931.6+0%

80Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.6+0%

81Perry County, ILIL20,1601.6+0%

82Saline County, ILIL22,7721.6+0%

83Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.6+0%

84Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.6+0%

85Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.6+0%

86Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.6+0%

87Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.6+0%

88Scott County, ILIL4,8661.6+0%

89Greene County, ILIL11,3131.5+0%

90Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.5+0%

91Cass County, ILIL12,4631.5+0%

92Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.5+0%

93Marion County, ILIL36,3821.5+0%

94Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.5+0%

95Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.5+0%

96Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.5+0%

97White County, ILIL13,2501.5+0%

98Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.4+0%

99Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.4+0%

100Brown County, ILIL6,4011.4+0%

101Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.4+0%

102Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.3+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES