Vermilion County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Vermilion County, Illinois. Population: 74.1K.

Median Home Price
$110.8K

Based on 18 cities

Median Household Income
$54.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$31.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,666

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.50%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$560
Property Tax$139
Insurance$46.17
Total Monthly$745
Historical Home Prices
2015
$69.5K
2016
$70.0K
+0.7%%
2017
$69.8K
-0.2%%
2018
$69.4K
-0.6%%
2019
$70.4K
+1.5%%
2020
$75.6K
+7.4%%
2021
$80.3K
+6.2%%
2022
$83.9K
+4.5%%
2023
$89.9K
+7.1%%
2024
$91.2K
+1.5%%
2025
$92.4K
+1.3%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
5.5%%

Near national average

Population Density
83

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
11.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
77.1%
Black
14.8%
Hispanic
5.4%
Asian
0.9%
Two or More Races
1.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
180

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
40.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 79/100