Brown County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Brown County, Illinois. Population: 6.3K.

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Median Home Price

$155.5K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income

$72.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.2x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,090

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.34%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$786

Property Tax$174

Insurance$64.78

Total Monthly$1,025

Historical Home Prices

2016

$151.8K

2017

$144.2K

-5.0%%

2018

$145.4K

+0.8%%

2019

$148.4K

+2.0%%

2020

$168.2K

+13.3%%

2021

$164.2K

-2.3%%

2022

$155.6K

-5.2%%

2023

$145.9K

-6.3%%

2024

$142.7K

-2.2%%

2025

$154.0K

+8.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.9%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+2

Racial Demographics

White

75%

Black

17.1%

Hispanic

5.1%

Asian

Two or More Races

2.1%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

206

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 5/100

January Low

8°F

Average winter low

July High

77°F

Average summer high

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