Lee County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Lee County, Illinois. Population: 34.2K.

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Median Home Price

$196.1K

Based on 11 cities

Median Household Income

$68.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$56.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,980

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$992

Property Tax$248

Insurance$81.72

Total Monthly$1,322

Historical Home Prices

2015

$71.2K

2016

$88.1K

+23.7%%

2017

$111.3K

+26.4%%

2018

$114.2K

+2.6%%

2019

$117.6K

+2.9%%

2020

$127.5K

+8.4%%

2021

$138.6K

+8.7%%

2022

$142.7K

+2.9%%

2023

$150.9K

+5.8%%

2024

$158.4K

+5.0%%

2025

$171.3K

+8.1%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.1%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

10.0

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

84.3%

Black

5.4%

Hispanic

7.2%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

2.5%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

163

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 54/100

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