Christian County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Christian County, Illinois. Population: 33.9K.

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Median Home Price

$131.8K

Based on 11 cities

Median Household Income

$59.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.2x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$37.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,896

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.44%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$667

Property Tax$158

Insurance$54.93

Total Monthly$880

Historical Home Prices

2015

$82.1K

2016

$82.1K

-0.1%%

2017

$85.3K

+3.9%%

2018

$85.6K

+0.3%%

2019

$90.2K

+5.4%%

2020

$94.9K

+5.3%%

2021

$96.0K

+1.1%%

2022

$100.9K

+5.2%%

2023

$106.1K

+5.1%%

2024

$114.8K

+8.2%%

2025

$125.5K

+9.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.6%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

11.0

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

91.4%

Black

2.6%

Hispanic

3.2%

Asian

0.7%

Two or More Races

1.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

195

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

40.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 54/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

78°F

Average summer high

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