Bureau County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Bureau County, Illinois. Population: 33.2K.

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Median Home Price

$138.9K

Based on 10 cities

Median Household Income

$65.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.1x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$41.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,522

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.82%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$703

Property Tax$210

Insurance$57.89

Total Monthly$971

Historical Home Prices

2015

$86.1K

2016

$81.1K

-5.8%%

2017

$87.0K

+7.2%%

2018

$87.3K

+0.3%%

2019

$94.2K

+8.0%%

2020

$105.7K

+12.1%%

2021

$111.3K

+5.3%%

2022

$115.9K

+4.2%%

2023

$126.0K

+8.7%%

2024

$133.9K

+6.3%%

2025

$139.6K

+4.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.1%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

7.3

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

85.4%

Black

0.6%

Hispanic

9.8%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

205

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 62/100

January Low

8°F

Average winter low

July High

77°F

Average summer high

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