Illinois cost of living by county
Statewide: median rent $1,274, median household income $83,390, median home value $263,300. American Community Survey 2020-2024 estimates via Census Reporter.
| County or city | Median rent | Household income | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $828 | $66,220 | $162,600 |
| Alexander County | $656 | $47,043 | $59,800 |
| Bond County | $785 | $65,959 | $145,700 |
| Boone County | $1,041 | $84,571 | $216,900 |
| Brown County | $698 | $67,917 | $150,300 |
| Bureau County | $832 | $69,257 | $126,900 |
| Calhoun County | $583 | $93,203 | $190,900 |
| Carroll County | $818 | $60,758 | $114,500 |
| Cass County | $723 | $68,125 | $97,100 |
| Champaign County | $1,051 | $63,683 | $211,500 |
| Christian County | $785 | $62,611 | $115,500 |
| Clark County | $861 | $72,927 | $132,400 |
| Clay County | $735 | $60,417 | $97,400 |
| Clinton County | $912 | $86,588 | $192,400 |
| Coles County | $780 | $56,478 | $127,400 |
| Cook County | $1,435 | $83,498 | $324,500 |
| Crawford County | $811 | $71,674 | $121,100 |
| Cumberland County | $772 | $73,327 | $126,000 |
| De Witt County | $903 | $71,678 | $130,300 |
| DeKalb County | $1,049 | $70,724 | $243,600 |
| Douglas County | $848 | $77,320 | $150,400 |
| DuPage County | $1,688 | $112,096 | $391,400 |
| Edgar County | $775 | $59,941 | $97,300 |
| Edwards County | $811 | $60,519 | $100,000 |
| Effingham County | $733 | $80,404 | $189,500 |
| Fayette County | $798 | $60,944 | $130,700 |
| Ford County | $923 | $62,439 | $122,000 |
| Franklin County | $803 | $56,740 | $89,000 |
| Fulton County | $785 | $60,599 | $107,200 |
| Gallatin County | $541 | $59,219 | $82,900 |
| Greene County | $754 | $62,192 | $95,200 |
| Grundy County | $1,177 | $92,235 | $271,700 |
| Hamilton County | $568 | $65,746 | $113,700 |
| Hancock County | $782 | $65,865 | $113,800 |
| Hardin County | $379 | $54,271 | $103,800 |
| Henderson County | $764 | $62,227 | $104,400 |
| Henry County | $842 | $71,911 | $151,600 |
| Iroquois County | $799 | $66,255 | $137,800 |
| Jackson County | $782 | $48,763 | $137,300 |
| Jasper County | $793 | $74,755 | $125,500 |
| Jefferson County | $885 | $63,118 | $126,000 |
| Jersey County | $846 | $80,361 | $171,900 |
| Jo Daviess County | $825 | $73,993 | $209,900 |
| Johnson County | $781 | $62,528 | $160,500 |
| Kane County | $1,453 | $103,163 | $327,000 |
| Kankakee County | $1,097 | $71,281 | $192,600 |
| Kendall County | $1,781 | $111,601 | $322,400 |
| Knox County | $788 | $57,030 | $111,900 |
| Lake County | $1,477 | $110,416 | $345,700 |
| LaSalle County | $928 | $73,045 | $161,900 |
| Lawrence County | $836 | $55,324 | $99,100 |
| Lee County | $894 | $70,292 | $154,600 |
| Livingston County | $880 | $73,790 | $142,200 |
| Logan County | $829 | $66,358 | $134,400 |
| Macon County | $847 | $62,666 | $127,300 |
| Macoupin County | $801 | $70,805 | $138,200 |
| Madison County | $1,024 | $75,793 | $173,000 |
| Marion County | $794 | $61,240 | $103,000 |
| Marshall County | $782 | $71,585 | $142,800 |
| Mason County | $802 | $62,845 | $103,400 |
| Massac County | $756 | $65,116 | $121,900 |
| McDonough County | $761 | $52,795 | $107,500 |
| McHenry County | $1,401 | $104,802 | $308,100 |
| McLean County | $1,009 | $79,905 | $208,400 |
| Menard County | $885 | $82,176 | $185,500 |
| Mercer County | $786 | $74,182 | $146,700 |
| Monroe County | $1,042 | $102,880 | $282,100 |
| Montgomery County | $723 | $63,620 | $112,300 |
| Morgan County | $722 | $66,306 | $130,800 |
| Moultrie County | $804 | $71,784 | $134,000 |
| Ogle County | $936 | $82,132 | $189,200 |
| Peoria County | $993 | $65,108 | $158,500 |
| Perry County | $728 | $62,118 | $112,600 |
| Piatt County | $1,046 | $94,811 | $180,600 |
| Pike County | $676 | $59,777 | $101,400 |
| Pope County | $449 | $60,050 | $143,800 |
| Pulaski County | $634 | $42,463 | $85,100 |
| Putnam County | $851 | $75,590 | $172,700 |
| Randolph County | $780 | $68,131 | $135,100 |
| Richland County | $805 | $62,455 | $112,000 |
| Rock Island County | $889 | $67,159 | $150,400 |
| Saline County | $726 | $53,117 | $94,300 |
| Sangamon County | $983 | $75,357 | $176,300 |
| Schuyler County | $853 | $65,948 | $109,700 |
| Scott County | $689 | $66,705 | $96,400 |
| Shelby County | $814 | $72,095 | $137,100 |
| St. Clair County | $1,090 | $73,854 | $180,300 |
| Stark County | $735 | $62,878 | $104,500 |
| Stephenson County | $798 | $64,043 | $134,900 |
| Tazewell County | $909 | $77,982 | $167,500 |
| Union County | $648 | $55,728 | $131,700 |
| Vermilion County | $838 | $56,877 | $97,200 |
| Wabash County | $794 | $57,086 | $104,900 |
| Warren County | $788 | $67,385 | $105,000 |
| Washington County | $818 | $78,224 | $155,700 |
| Wayne County | $657 | $55,521 | $110,700 |
| White County | $719 | $54,813 | $108,100 |
| Whiteside County | $856 | $67,500 | $127,100 |
| Will County | $1,462 | $109,984 | $319,600 |
| Williamson County | $930 | $65,604 | $156,400 |
| Winnebago County | $1,021 | $65,837 | $164,500 |
| Woodford County | $912 | $91,483 | $197,600 |