Monroe County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Monroe County, Illinois. Population: 34.9K.

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Median Home Price

$294.8K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$101.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$85.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$4,523

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.53%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,491

Property Tax$377

Insurance$123

Total Monthly$1,991

Historical Home Prices

2015

$189.0K

2016

$186.9K

-1.1%%

2017

$195.8K

+4.8%%

2018

$200.5K

+2.4%%

2019

$211.4K

+5.4%%

2020

$230.0K

+8.8%%

2021

$245.2K

+6.6%%

2022

$263.3K

+7.4%%

2023

$275.2K

+4.5%%

2024

$292.7K

+6.4%%

2025

$313.2K

+7.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.0%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

7.5

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

95.3%

Black

0.6%

Hispanic

1.9%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

1.5%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

57°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

152

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

43.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 42/100

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