Greene County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Greene County, Illinois. Population: 12.0K.

Median Home Price
$128.7K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income
$61.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.1x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$35.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,564

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.22%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$651
Property Tax$130
Insurance$53.61
Total Monthly$835
Historical Home Prices
2015
$87.4K
2016
$91.0K
+4.1%%
2017
$98.6K
+8.3%%
2018
$104.5K
+6.0%%
2019
$98.5K
-5.8%%
2020
$102.9K
+4.5%%
2021
$99.5K
-3.3%%
2022
$96.7K
-2.8%%
2023
$102.3K
+5.8%%
2024
$105.7K
+3.3%%
2025
$105.0K
-0.7%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.2%%

Near national average

Population Density
22

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
17.3

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
96%
Black
0.7%
Hispanic
1%
Asian
0.3%
Two or More Races
1.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
54°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
188

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
40.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 13/100