McDonough County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for McDonough County, Illinois. Population: 27.4K.

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Median Home Price

$90.6K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$50.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.8x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$29.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,238

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

2.47%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$458

Property Tax$187

Insurance$37.75

Total Monthly$682

Historical Home Prices

2015

$85.0K

2016

$82.5K

-2.9%%

2017

$77.2K

-6.5%%

2018

$74.1K

-4.0%%

2019

$81.1K

+9.5%%

2020

$84.7K

+4.4%%

2021

$85.3K

+0.8%%

2022

$91.8K

+7.6%%

2023

$92.1K

+0.3%%

2024

$94.8K

+3.0%%

2025

$93.0K

-2.0%%

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

6.8

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

85.8%

Black

5.7%

Hispanic

3.4%

Asian

Two or More Races

2.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

204

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 38/100

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