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Least affordable housing, Illinois counties · 2020

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, ILIL5,194,6253.8+12%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.3+20%

03Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.1+28%

04Kane County, ILIL525,7572.9+11%

05Lake County, ILIL719,3392.9+3%

06DeKalb County, ILIL101,8352.9+0%

07Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.9+13%

08Pope County, ILIL3,6722.7+33%

09Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.6+14%

10Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.6+9%

11Will County, ILIL712,2532.6+8%

12McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.6+1%

13Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.6+12%

14Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.5+19%

15Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.5+4%

16Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.5+8%

17McLean County, ILIL171,4192.4+5%

18Adams County, ILIL64,2672.4+13%

19Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.4+3%

20St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.3+24%

21Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.3+10%

22Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3+14%

23Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.3+21%

24Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.3+14%

25Boone County, ILIL53,5682.3−1%

26Coles County, ILIL46,6072.3+3%

27Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.2+9%

28Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.2+6%

29Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.2+12%

30Bond County, ILIL16,9592.2+21%

31LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.2+1%

32Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.2+20%

33Madison County, ILIL263,1102.2+17%

34Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.1+9%

35Union County, ILIL16,6562.1+10%

36Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.1+12%

37McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.1+11%

38Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.1+7%

39Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.1+4%

40Lee County, ILIL32,9142.0+0%

41Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.0+10%

42Henry County, ILIL48,0952.0+3%

43Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.0+13%

44Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.0+16%

45Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.0−2%

46Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.0−1%

47Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.0−6%

48Menard County, ILIL11,8632.0−2%

49Ford County, ILIL13,2161.9+4%

50Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.9+3%

51Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.9+12%

52Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.9+8%

53Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.9+1%

54Macon County, ILIL99,3001.9+6%

55Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.9+25%

56Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.9+1%

57Knox County, ILIL47,7671.9+5%

58Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471.9+5%

59Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.9+19%

60Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.9−5%

61Logan County, ILIL27,1821.9−3%

62Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.8+11%

63Marshall County, ILIL11,4731.8−1%

64Macoupin County, ILIL43,7481.8−2%

65Washington County, ILIL13,5641.8+1%

66De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.8−2%

67Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.8−5%

68Pike County, ILIL14,2311.8+2%

69Christian County, ILIL33,4431.8+6%

70Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.8−6%

71Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.8−1%

72Saline County, ILIL22,7721.8+9%

73Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.8+8%

74Wayne County, ILIL15,8821.8+15%

75Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.8+3%

76Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.8+9%

77Massac County, ILIL13,5021.7−10%

78Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.7+8%

79Mason County, ILIL12,4111.7+4%

80Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.7+6%

81Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.7−8%

82Perry County, ILIL20,1601.7+2%

83Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.7+14%

84Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.6−1%

85Brown County, ILIL6,4011.6+15%

86Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.6+20%

87Marion County, ILIL36,3821.6+8%

88Stark County, ILIL5,3191.6−8%

89Clay County, ILIL12,7931.6−1%

90Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.6+29%

91Richland County, ILIL15,2191.6−19%

92Greene County, ILIL11,3131.6+4%

93Warren County, ILIL16,2221.6−3%

94Clark County, ILIL15,1141.6−10%

95Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.6−1%

96White County, ILIL13,2501.6+7%

97Scott County, ILIL4,8661.5−1%

98Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.5+5%

99Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.5−0%

100Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.5+2%

101Cass County, ILIL12,4631.5−2%

102Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.5+5%

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