Scott County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Scott County, Illinois. Population: 4.9K.

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Median Home Price

$103.8K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income

$73.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$29.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,406

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.35%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$525

Property Tax$117

Insurance$43.26

Total Monthly$685

Historical Home Prices

2016

$165.9K

2017

$149.7K

-9.7%%

2018

$125.5K

-16.2%%

2019

$140.2K

+11.7%%

2020

$145.5K

+3.7%%

2021

$132.2K

-9.2%%

2022

$110.0K

-16.8%%

2023

$101.1K

-8.1%%

2024

$101.2K

+0.2%%

2025

$87.0K

-14.0%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.1%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+2

Racial Demographics

White

95.7%

Black

1.1%

Hispanic

1.5%

Asian

0.4%

Two or More Races

1.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

54°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

163

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 3/100

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