Edgar County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Edgar County, Illinois. Population: 16.9K.

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Median Home Price

$98.6K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$56.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$28.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,478

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.50%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$499

Property Tax$123

Insurance$41.09

Total Monthly$663

Historical Home Prices

2015

$104.2K

2016

$98.5K

-5.4%%

2017

$100.4K

+1.9%%

2018

$95.3K

-5.2%%

2019

$97.4K

+2.2%%

2020

$109.9K

+12.9%%

2021

$103.1K

-6.2%%

2022

$101.3K

-1.7%%

2023

$102.8K

+1.4%%

2024

$102.5K

-0.2%%

2025

$97.4K

-4.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.8%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

96.1%

Black

0.5%

Hispanic

1.4%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

1.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

176

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

42.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 35/100

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