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Least affordable housing, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 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. The median across all 102 is 2.1.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,6254.9+60%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.1+48%

03Lake County, ILIL719,3393.6+23%

04Kane County, ILIL525,7573.6+42%

05DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353.6+36%

06McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.3+28%

07Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.2+26%

08Will County, ILIL712,2533.2+46%

09Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.1+34%

10Grundy County, ILIL54,0523.0+51%

11Jackson County, ILIL52,5013.0+12%

12Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.9+53%

13Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.9+44%

14Boone County, ILIL53,5682.8+48%

15Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.7+52%

16Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.7+49%

17Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.7+42%

18McLean County, ILIL171,4192.6+26%

19McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.5+54%

20St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.5+23%

21Coles County, ILIL46,6072.5+34%

22LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.4+32%

23Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.4+36%

24Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.4+39%

25Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.4+34%

26Madison County, ILIL263,1102.4+38%

27Lee County, ILIL32,9142.3+40%

28Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.3+48%

29Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.3+38%

30Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.3+42%

31Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3+15%

32Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.3+38%

33Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.3+38%

34Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.2+22%

35Adams County, ILIL64,2672.2+20%

36Bureau County, ILIL32,5102.2+41%

37Pope County, ILIL3,6722.2+44%

38Henry County, ILIL48,0952.2+45%

39Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.2+32%

40Carroll County, ILIL15,4192.2+47%

41Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.2+35%

42Whiteside County, ILIL54,1212.2+33%

43Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.2+18%

44Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.2+7%

45Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.1+35%

46Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.1+29%

47De Witt County, ILIL15,1182.1+33%

48Union County, ILIL16,6562.1+14%

49Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.1+26%

50Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.1+16%

51Jefferson County, ILIL36,1472.1+12%

52Brown County, ILIL6,4012.1+42%

53Bond County, ILIL16,9592.1+21%

54Macon County, ILIL99,3002.0+29%

55Knox County, ILIL47,7672.0+36%

56Mercer County, ILIL15,2292.0+56%

57Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.0+29%

58Menard County, ILIL11,8632.0+14%

59Livingston County, ILIL35,0572.0+30%

60Washington County, ILIL13,5642.0+12%

61Warren County, ILIL16,2222.0+31%

62Massac County, ILIL13,5022.0+10%

63Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.0+20%

64Macoupin County, ILIL43,7482.0+19%

65Saline County, ILIL22,7721.9+7%

66Logan County, ILIL27,1821.9+11%

67Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.9+20%

68Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.9+26%

69Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.9+20%

70Randolph County, ILIL29,9211.9+12%

71Christian County, ILIL33,4431.9+27%

72Clark County, ILIL15,1141.9+31%

73Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.9+27%

74Mason County, ILIL12,4111.9+20%

75Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.9+37%

76Clay County, ILIL12,7931.9+24%

77Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.9+29%

78Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.9+27%

79Pike County, ILIL14,2311.9+40%

80Perry County, ILIL20,1601.9+8%

81Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.9+31%

82Ford County, ILIL13,2161.9+13%

83Cass County, ILIL12,4631.9+33%

84Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.9+19%

85Marion County, ILIL36,3821.8+19%

86Richland County, ILIL15,2191.8+19%

87Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.8+23%

88Stark County, ILIL5,3191.8+44%

89Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.8+14%

90Fayette County, ILIL20,7901.8+17%

91Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.8+5%

92Greene County, ILIL11,3131.7+28%

93Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.70%

94Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.7+12%

95Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.7+3%

96Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.7−6%

97Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.70%

98Scott County, ILIL4,8661.7+19%

99White County, ILIL13,2501.6−3%

100Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.6+5%

101Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.5−2%

102Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.5−12%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS