Putnam County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Putnam County, Illinois. Population: 5.6K.

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Median Home Price

$207.1K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$77.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$58.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,668

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.29%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,047

Property Tax$222

Insurance$86.28

Total Monthly$1,356

Historical Home Prices

2015

$89.6K

2016

$91.6K

+2.3%%

2017

$100.2K

+9.3%%

2018

$109.4K

+9.2%%

2019

$105.6K

-3.5%%

2020

$124.3K

+17.6%%

2021

$137.8K

+10.9%%

2022

$145.0K

+5.3%%

2023

$164.0K

+13.1%%

2024

$171.8K

+4.8%%

2025

$175.8K

+2.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.6%%

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

90.4%

Black

0.2%

Hispanic

6.4%

Asian

0.6%

Two or More Races

1.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

51°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

209

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 9/100

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