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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 (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, ILIL5,194,6254.9+47%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.1+50%

03Lake County, ILIL719,3393.6+27%

04Kane County, ILIL525,7573.6+36%

05DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353.6+22%

06McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.3+26%

07Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.2+33%

08Will County, ILIL712,2533.2+30%

09Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.1+29%

10Grundy County, ILIL54,0523.0+24%

11Jackson County, ILIL52,5013.0+18%

12Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.9+27%

13Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.9+27%

14Boone County, ILIL53,5682.8+23%

15Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.7+19%

16Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.7+19%

17Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.7+31%

18McLean County, ILIL171,4192.6+13%

19McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.5+33%

20St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.5+33%

21Coles County, ILIL46,6072.5+12%

22LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.4+13%

23Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.4+20%

24Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.4+12%

25Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.4+20%

26Madison County, ILIL263,1102.4+28%

27Lee County, ILIL32,9142.3+15%

28Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.3+17%

29Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.3+15%

30Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.3+50%

31Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3+12%

32Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.3+20%

33Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.3+13%

34Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.2+25%

35Adams County, ILIL64,2672.2+7%

36Bureau County, ILIL32,5102.2+14%

37Pope County, ILIL3,6722.2+11%

38Henry County, ILIL48,0952.2+12%

39Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.2+13%

40Carroll County, ILIL15,4192.2+15%

41Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.2+13%

42Whiteside County, ILIL54,1212.2+16%

43Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.2+13%

44Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.2+1%

45Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.1+2%

46Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.1+19%

47De Witt County, ILIL15,1182.1+16%

48Union County, ILIL16,6562.1+9%

49Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.1+12%

50Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.1+5%

51Jefferson County, ILIL36,1472.1+17%

52Brown County, ILIL6,4012.1+44%

53Bond County, ILIL16,9592.1+13%

54Macon County, ILIL99,3002.0+13%

55Knox County, ILIL47,7672.0+14%

56Mercer County, ILIL15,2292.0+16%

57Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.0+61%

58Menard County, ILIL11,8632.0+1%

59Livingston County, ILIL35,0572.0+6%

60Washington County, ILIL13,5642.0+11%

61Warren County, ILIL16,2222.0+21%

62Massac County, ILIL13,5022.0+3%

63Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.0+10%

64Macoupin County, ILIL43,7482.0+7%

65Saline County, ILIL22,7721.9+20%

66Logan County, ILIL27,1821.9+2%

67Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.9+21%

68Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.9+6%

69Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.9+2%

70Randolph County, ILIL29,9211.9+11%

71Christian County, ILIL33,4431.9+14%

72Clark County, ILIL15,1141.9+8%

73Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.9+22%

74Mason County, ILIL12,4111.9+16%

75Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.9+11%

76Clay County, ILIL12,7931.9+17%

77Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.9+14%

78Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.9+5%

79Pike County, ILIL14,2311.9+7%

80Perry County, ILIL20,1601.9+16%

81Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.9+16%

82Ford County, ILIL13,2161.9−0%

83Cass County, ILIL12,4631.9+21%

84Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.9+16%

85Marion County, ILIL36,3821.8+21%

86Richland County, ILIL15,2191.8−9%

87Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.8+22%

88Stark County, ILIL5,3191.8+0%

89Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.8+10%

90Fayette County, ILIL20,7901.8−5%

91Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.8+18%

92Greene County, ILIL11,3131.7+12%

93Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.7+13%

94Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.7+3%

95Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.7+16%

96Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.7−12%

97Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.7+7%

98Scott County, ILIL4,8661.7+7%

99White County, ILIL13,2501.6+9%

100Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.6+14%

101Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.5+5%

102Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.5−9%

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