Boone County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Boone County, Illinois. Population: 53.5K.

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Median Home Price

$265.3K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$81.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$78.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$4,507

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.70%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,341

Property Tax$376

Insurance$111

Total Monthly$1,828

Historical Home Prices

2015

$131.2K

2016

$142.3K

+8.5%%

2017

$150.9K

+6.0%%

2018

$158.3K

+4.9%%

2019

$168.7K

+6.5%%

2020

$180.1K

+6.8%%

2021

$203.4K

+12.9%%

2022

$220.5K

+8.4%%

2023

$233.8K

+6.0%%

2024

$254.1K

+8.7%%

2025

$269.3K

+6.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.2%%

Near national average

Population Density

190

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

6.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

68.9%

Black

1.9%

Hispanic

24.9%

Asian

Two or More Races

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

48°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

210

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 57/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

78°F

Average summer high

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