Coles County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Coles County, Illinois. Population: 47.1K.

Median Home Price
$133.7K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income
$56.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$40.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$2,494

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.86%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$676
Property Tax$208
Insurance$55.72
Total Monthly$940
Historical Home Prices
2015
$90.7K
2016
$90.5K
-0.2%%
2017
$88.6K
-2.1%%
2018
$89.7K
+1.2%%
2019
$98.5K
+9.8%%
2020
$101.6K
+3.1%%
2021
$106.6K
+4.9%%
2022
$109.3K
+2.5%%
2023
$117.2K
+7.2%%
2024
$124.2K
+6.0%%
2025
$133.2K
+7.3%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.6%%

Near national average

Population Density
93

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
6.8

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
88.6%
Black
3.7%
Hispanic
3.7%
Asian
1.2%
Two or More Races
2.5%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
175

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
41.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 70/100

January Low
8°F

Average winter low

July High
77°F

Average summer high