Menard County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Menard County, Illinois. Population: 12.3K.

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Median Home Price

$150.8K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$81.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$45.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,936

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.95%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$763

Property Tax$245

Insurance$62.85

Total Monthly$1,070

Historical Home Prices

2015

$146.6K

2016

$146.2K

-0.2%%

2017

$144.5K

-1.1%%

2018

$143.1K

-1.0%%

2019

$155.2K

+8.5%%

2020

$163.5K

+5.4%%

2021

$167.8K

+2.6%%

2022

$171.3K

+2.1%%

2023

$177.2K

+3.4%%

2024

$181.1K

+2.2%%

2025

$194.2K

+7.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.2%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

95.1%

Black

0.5%

Hispanic

1.5%

Asian

0.4%

Two or More Races

2.5%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

158

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 29/100

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