Perry County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Perry County, Illinois. Population: 21.0K.

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Median Home Price

$117.7K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$59.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$33.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,744

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.48%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$595

Property Tax$145

Insurance$49.03

Total Monthly$789

Historical Home Prices

2015

$105.3K

2016

$95.7K

-9.1%%

2017

$94.0K

-1.8%%

2018

$62.8K

-33.1%%

2019

$84.5K

+34.4%%

2020

$99.3K

+17.5%%

2021

$99.3K

-0.0%%

2022

$107.5K

+8.3%%

2023

$111.5K

+3.7%%

2024

$112.0K

+0.4%%

2025

$107.4K

-4.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.8%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

85.5%

Black

Hispanic

3.5%

Asian

0.6%

Two or More Races

2.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

56°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

189

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

45.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 72/100

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