Mason County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Mason County, Illinois. Population: 13.1K.

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Median Home Price

$94.8K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$62.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.5x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$30.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,277

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

2.40%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$479

Property Tax$190

Insurance$39.50

Total Monthly$709

Historical Home Prices

2015

$85.9K

2016

$84.4K

-1.7%%

2017

$74.0K

-12.3%%

2018

$74.1K

+0.1%%

2019

$77.7K

+4.9%%

2020

$84.3K

+8.5%%

2021

$87.9K

+4.2%%

2022

$82.5K

-6.1%%

2023

$78.4K

-5.0%%

2024

$81.1K

+3.5%%

2025

$89.1K

+9.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.7%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

95.5%

Black

0.6%

Hispanic

1.5%

Asian

0.1%

Two or More Races

2.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

151

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 43/100

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