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Most affordable housing, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 2.0. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Schuyler County, IL, up 35 places to #13.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲12Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.3−19%

02▲28Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.4−17%

03▼1Cass County, ILIL12,4631.4+2%

04▲2Scott County, ILIL4,8661.4+4%

05▲6Greene County, ILIL11,3131.5+13%

06▲4Warren County, ILIL16,2221.6+2%

07▲20Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.60%

08▲6Clay County, ILIL12,7931.6+4%

09▲14Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.6+4%

10▲14Mason County, ILIL12,4111.6+3%

11▼10Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.7+6%

12▲3Stark County, ILIL5,3191.7+35%

13▲35Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.7−3%

14▼9Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.7+16%

15▲18Jasper County, ILIL9,0321.7−6%

16Marion County, ILIL36,3821.7+10%

17▲24Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.7+11%

18▲17Pike County, ILIL14,2311.7+25%

19▲6Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591.7+6%

20▲16Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.7+7%

21▼13Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.7+21%

22▲22Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.7+14%

23▼4Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.8+19%

24▲4Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.8+26%

25▲6Saline County, ILIL22,7721.8−2%

26▼23Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.8+8%

27▼15Richland County, ILIL15,2191.8+17%

28▼7Perry County, ILIL20,1601.8+4%

29▼20Clark County, ILIL15,1141.8+23%

30▲7De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.8+14%

31▲12Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.8+15%

32▼12Wabash County, ILIL10,9071.8+12%

33▲1Christian County, ILIL33,4431.8+22%

34▼12Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.9+22%

35▼9Massac County, ILIL13,5021.9+4%

36▲11Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.9+15%

37▲13Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.9+26%

38▼6Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.9+28%

39▲12Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.9+15%

40▼36Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.9+18%

41▲12Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.9+24%

42▲18Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.9+18%

43▼4Macoupin County, ILIL43,7482.0+18%

44▲10Ford County, ILIL13,2162.0+19%

45▲1Knox County, ILIL47,7672.0+31%

46▼39White County, ILIL13,2502.0+21%

47▲17Morgan County, ILIL32,5152.0+9%

48▲4Mercer County, ILIL15,2292.0+53%

49▲10Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.0+15%

50▼12Washington County, ILIL13,5642.0+11%

51▼22Wayne County, ILIL15,8822.0+20%

52▼12Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.0+20%

53▼8Jefferson County, ILIL36,1472.0+7%

54▼37Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.0+34%

55▼13Logan County, ILIL27,1822.0+15%

56▼7Macon County, ILIL99,3002.0+29%

57▲9McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.0+24%

58Calhoun County, ILIL4,3002.0+25%

59▼3Iroquois County, ILIL26,1502.1+32%

60▼3Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.1+18%

61Henry County, ILIL48,0952.1+38%

62▲12Jersey County, ILIL21,1602.1+28%

63▼1Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.1+41%

64▲5Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492.1+37%

65▲14Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.2+29%

66▼3Lee County, ILIL32,9142.2+32%

67▲6Bond County, ILIL16,9592.2+30%

68▼50Brown County, ILIL6,4012.2+52%

69▲3LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.2+21%

70▲1Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.2+21%

71▲5Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.2+26%

72▲5Coles County, ILIL46,6072.3+23%

73▼18Menard County, ILIL11,8632.3+28%

74▼4Madison County, ILIL263,1102.3+34%

75▼10Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.3+41%

76▲8Ogle County, ILIL51,3992.3+25%

77▲4Sangamon County, ILIL194,1702.3+18%

78▲11Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.4+18%

79▼11Union County, ILIL16,6562.4+27%

80Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.4+31%

81▲14Pope County, ILIL3,6722.4+55%

82Peoria County, ILIL178,5532.4+42%

83St. Clair County, ILIL250,7082.4+19%

84▲1Adams County, ILIL64,2672.5+32%

85▼10Winnebago County, ILIL283,6742.5+31%

86▼8Boone County, ILIL53,5682.6+33%

87▼20Johnson County, ILIL13,3632.6+55%

88▼2McLean County, ILIL171,4192.6+25%

89▲1Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252.7+41%

90▼3Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.7+36%

91▲5Jackson County, ILIL52,5012.8+6%

92▲2Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.8+57%

93▼5Kendall County, ILIL145,4702.9+25%

94▼2Will County, ILIL712,2532.9+34%

95▼4McHenry County, ILIL317,7512.9+16%

96▼3Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.9+48%

97▲1Lake County, ILIL719,3393.1+6%

98▲1Kane County, ILIL525,7573.2+25%

99▲1Champaign County, ILIL209,9723.3+31%

100▼3DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353.4+31%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.5+25%

102Cook County, ILIL5,194,6253.9+26%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES