Kane County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Kane County, Illinois. Population: 517.3K.

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Median Home Price

$394.7K

Based on 19 cities

Median Household Income

$100.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$118.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$7,230

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.83%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,996

Property Tax$603

Insurance$164

Total Monthly$2,763

Historical Home Prices

2015

$203.7K

2016

$214.2K

+5.2%%

2017

$227.5K

+6.2%%

2018

$236.5K

+3.9%%

2019

$239.9K

+1.4%%

2020

$253.9K

+5.8%%

2021

$282.8K

+11.4%%

2022

$308.8K

+9.2%%

2023

$327.6K

+6.1%%

2024

$349.0K

+6.5%%

2025

$362.1K

+3.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.9%%

Near national average

Population Density

996

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.2

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

54.7%

Black

4.9%

Hispanic

33.1%

Asian

3.9%

Two or More Races

2.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

170

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 95/100

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